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Honey Armoured Troop (BBX32)

Honey Armoured Troop (BBX32) Honey Armoured Troop (BBX32)
includes five plastic Honey tanks, one plastic Tank Commander sprue, one Decal sheets and four Unit cards.

The M3 Stuart Light Tank is the first American-made tank supplied to the British Army under the lend-lease programme. One of its intended roles was infantry support. But to the British, infantry tanks are slow and heavily armoured, so the Honey is employed in the same way as the British-built cruisers. Compared with earlier British-designed tanks, it is much less prone to breaking down—so reliable that its drivers call it a ‘Honey’.

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Armoured Fist
The British Army has the Italian-German armies in Africa caught in a vice, and are steadily screwing the jaws shut. The Eighth Army is advancing from El Alamein in the east, while the First Army fights its way through Tunisia from the west. Their armoured divisions combine the dash of fast, light tanks like the Honey and Crusader, with the power of the heavy Grant and Sherman. Their infantry divisions have some of the toughest riflemen in the world, backed up by thickly-armoured Churchill and Valentine tanks and massed artillery. Together, they make up a force that can defeat anything the enemy brings against them, a force that will destroy the Axis forces in Africa.

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Honey Armoured Troop (BBX32)

Honey Armoured Troop (BBX32)

The Honey's armour is not bad for a light tank, but unlike its big brother the Grant, it can't go toe-to-toe with the German panzers—not if its crew want to live for long. With eight forward gears and two reverse, the Honey can get itself out of trouble quickly if it has to.

Honey Armoured Troop (BBX32)

Honey Armoured Troop (BBX32)

Honey Armoured Troop (BBX32)
When they received the M3, the British found many things about its internal layout to be awkward. They quickly made adaptations to improve the tank's usability, including moving the turret traverse controls to the left-hand side, giving control of the turret to the gunner. With space in the turret limited, the tank was designed for the commander to also act as the gunner.
Honey Armoured Troop (BBX32) Honey Armoured Troop (BBX32) Honey Armoured Troop (BBX32)
This was far from ideal, because the commander is the tank's eyes and ears, and when operating the gun his vision is too limited to command effectively. The British overcame this by shifting crew functions. In combat, the commander would move to the rear of the turret while the assistant driver would climb up and man the gun.

Honey Armoured Troop (BBX32)

Honey Armoured Troop (BBX32)
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Plastic Honey Sprue (x5)
Honey Armoured Troop (BBX32)
Plastic Tank Commander Sprue (x1) Decal Sheet (x1)
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Unit Cards
7th Armoured Divison (x1) Movement Orders (x1)
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Honey Armoured Squadron HQ (x1) Honey Armoured Troop (x1)
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Boot Camp Battle Report
Afrika Korps vs. Desert Rats
To conclude the lessons laid out in the 4th Edition Boot Camp, Phil and James put the theory into practice by playing a 62-point game using the Free For All mission.

Boot Camp Battle Report: Afrika Korps vs. Desert Rats...

Boot Camp Battle Report: Afrika Korps vs. Desert Rats


Last Updated On Tuesday, November 1, 2022