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T27 Xylophone Rocket Launcher Battery (UBX39)

T27 Xylophone Rocket Launcher Battery (UBX39)
includes two one-piece resin T27 Xylophone Rocket Launchers with Loading Crews, Command Carbine team, Observer Carbine team, one Small three-hole base & one Small two-hole base.

When the United States entered the Second World War in 1941, the US armed forces were lacking any form of rocket in their arsenal. However, weapons developers were quick to remedy this and developed the relatively simple but effective Rocket, HE, 4.5-in, M8.

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The Battle of the Bulge
In December 1944 the German forces were supposed to be on the back foot, so their desperate push in the Ardennes took the Allies by surprise. Desperate defence by the American and British Commonwealth forces gradually turned to counterattack as they fought to erase the 'Bulge'.

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Battle of the Bulge: Allied Forces on the German border, September 1944 – February 1945
T27 Xylophone Rocket Launcher Battery (UBX39) The simple design of the M8 made it easy to manufacture; but being only fin-stabilised meant the rocket was inaccurate and had to be utilised in large numbers to saturation an area for a bombardment to be effective.

One method delivering the large numbers required for an effective bombardment was the T27 Xylophone rocket launcher; which mounted racks of M8 rockets on the back of a 2½ ton truck. Other methods of delivering mass fire were the T34 Calliope which mounted no fewer than sixty launching tube on the turret of a Sherman tank.

Though the M8 rocket had served US forces well, its inherent lack of accuracy, ineffectiveness against hard targets along with the insights gained from captured German rocket led to the development of the spin-stabilised M16 rocket. Though the M16 only saw limited service the M8 prove the workhorse rocket of for US forces in World War Two.

2½-ton truck and figures designed by Evan Allen
Rocket launchers designed by Tim Adcock
Painted by Aaron Mathie
The Command Carbine Team
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The Observer Carbine Team
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"Observer teams need a good view of the battlefield in order to do their job correctly. Be sure to deploy them in a position where they have an excellent view of the battlefield such as on a hilltop or on the top floor of a multi-level building."
The T27 Xylophone Rocket Launcher
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The 2nd Infantry Division was the first to experiment with the T27 4.5” (114mm) Xylophone rocket launcher during the battle of Brest in August 1944. They rated them poorly because they were not effective as single launchers. To fix this, the artillerymen have paired up the launchers and put them on the back of a 2½-ton truck for better mobility and stronger bombardments.
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The T27 Xylophone in Flames Of War
      Armour
   
Name
Mobility
Front
Side
Top
Equipment and Notes
Weapon
Range
ROF
Anti-tank
Firepower
 
T27 Xylophone Wheeled - - - .50 cal AA MG.
T27 rocket launcher
48"/120cm
-
2
5+
Rocket launcher.
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Model T27 Xylophone rocket launchers with five or more crew and count each rocket launcher as two weapons when firing a bombardment for +5 points per rocket launcher.
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The Loading Crew
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The T27 Xylophone Rocket Launcher Battery Prepare A Bombardment
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The Contents of the T27 Xylophone Rocket Launcher Battery Box Set
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Command Carbine Team
Description of Components
a. 1x Standing rifleman figure.
b. 1x Leaning rifleman figure.
c. 1x Officer figure pointing.

Assembling the Command Carbine Team
Simply arrange figures A, B and C to taste on one of the small three-hole bases provided.

T27 Xylophone Rocket Launcher Battery (UBX39)
T27 Xylophone Rocket Launcher Battery (UBX39) Observer Carbine Team
Description of Components
a. 1x Sitting observer figure with carbine.
b. 1x Sitting radioman figure.

Assembling the Observer Carbine Team
Arrange figures A and B on one of the small two-hole bases provided.
Loading Crew
a. 3x Kneeling figure holding rocket.
b. 2x Kneeling figure setting fuse.
c. 3x Standing figure holding rocket.
d.
2x Standing figure loading rocket.

Assembling the Loading Crew
Simply arrange the loading crew figures to taste on the one-piece 2½ tonne truck bases.
T27 Xylophone Rocket Launcher Battery (UBX39)
T27 Xylophone Rocket Launcher Battery (UBX39) Bases
a. 1x Small three-hole base.
b. 1x Small two-hole base.
T27 Xylophone Rocket Launcher Battery (UBX39)
Description of Components
a. 4x Rocket launcher racks.
b. 4x Rocket launcher frame A.
c. 4x Rocket launcher frame B.

d. 4x Rocket launcher frame C.
e. 2x Spare rocket plug.
f. 1x Radio sprue.
g. 1x One-piece resin 2½ tonne truck A.
h. 1x One-piece resin 2½ tonne truck B.
Assembling the Rocket Launcher Rack
Step 1. Attach frame part D to the base of frame part B. Step 2. Next, attach the top of frame part C to the cross bar of frame part B and gently bent the support brackets into place as shown below. Step 3. Attach the rocket launcher rack to the top of the frame. Step 4. Finally, attach the launcher frame to the bed of the 2½ tonne truck.
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Last Updated On Monday, February 25, 2019