Description
Universal Carrier I Mk.I, IBG72023
The kit includes:
Sprues with parts
decal
step-by-step assembly instructions
model painting scheme
Universal Carrier is a generic name describing a family of light armored tracked vehicles built by Vickers-Armstrong. Produced from 1934 to 1960, the vehicle was widely used by British Commonwealth forces, the Polish Armed Forces in the West and the Red Army (supplied under Lend-Lease) during World War II. Utility carriers were typically used to transport personnel and equipment, mainly auxiliary weapons (mortars and flamethrowers) or as machine gun platforms. With approximately 113,000 vehicles built in the UK and overseas, it was the most produced Allied armored fighting vehicle in history. The Universal Carrier was manufactured in the UK by Aveling-Barford, Ford, Sentinel, Thornycroft and Wolseley Motors. By 1945, about 57,000 of all models had been produced, including about 2,400 early ones. The Canadian Ford Motor Company produced approximately