Tamiya 35232 - 1/35 Centaur Mlk.IV w/95mm Howitzer  [35232]

About the Centaur C.S. Mk. IV

Britain's primary cruiser tank in latter half WWII had been the Cromwell. Due to a production shortage of Meteor machines, the Liberty motor was utilized rather as well as the vehicle ended up being renamed the Centaur Cruiser Tank. Among the list of numerous kinds of Centaurs, the 95mm tank howitzer prepared Mk.IV close help tank had been the only version to enter actual combat. Inside Normandy Invasion of June, 1944, the Centaurs were implemented towards the Royal Marines Armoured Support Group, where they fired at German pill-boxes from landing vessels. After the landing, the Centaurs proceeded to offer fire support for infantry and served a vital role in securing the beachhead.