Airfix 1/76 US Buffalo Amphibian Troop Carrier with Jeep WW2 (02302)

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Airfix 1/76 US Buffalo Amphibian Troop Carrier with Jeep WW2 (02302)
The Landing Vehicle, Tracked (Mark 4) Buffalo was designed by the U.S. Army and later in World War 2 was also used by the British Army in north-west Europe. Early versions of the LVT had no loading ramp, which hampered off-loading and disembarkation of troops, but combat experience in the Pacific theatre brought a succession of design changes.

The British Army first used the Buffalo in action at Westkapelle in the Walcheren landings and, subsequently, during Operation "Varsity", the crossing on the Rhine; the markings in this kit feature a vehicle used during this action. The Buffalo had a watertight steel hull and was propelled on land and in water by its cleated tracks; it was powered by a seven-cylinder air-cooled engine, giving a maximum speed of 25 mph on land and 5.4 knots in water.
British Buffalos were normally armed with one 20 mm cannon and two .5 in machine guns. Up to 6,500 lb of cargo could be carried and over 8,000 LVT 4's were produced.

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