AFV Club 1/35 Centurion Mk III Korean War

[fittedkitchens]

Spotted on Scalemates 'News' page, AFV Club to release a 1/35 Centurion Mk III Korean War. New parts added to their original 2006 Centurion release. No date set yet, sometime this year. And here's me about to start the 1/35 Tamiya Centurion!

[exdraken]

Interesting!

Did not know they were operated there...

[593jones]

Indeed they did.  From Wikipedia: 

 

Korean War

On 14 November 1950, the British Army's 8th King's Royal Irish Hussars, equipped with three squadrons of Centurion Mk 3 tanks, landed in Pusan.[29] Operating in sub-zero temperatures, the 8th Hussars learnt the rigours of winter warfare: their tanks had to be parked on straw to prevent the steel tracks from freezing to the ground. Engines had to be started every half hour, with each gear being engaged in turn to prevent them from being frozen into place.[30] During the Battle of the Imjin River, Centurions won lasting fame when they covered the withdrawal of the 29th Brigade, with the loss of five tanks, most later recovered and repaired.[31] In 1953, Centurions of the 1st Royal Tank Regiment were also involved in the Second Battle of the Hook where they played a significant role in repelling Chinese attacks.[31] In a tribute to the 8th Hussars, General John O'Daniel, commanding the US 1st Corps, stated: "In their Centurions, the 8th Hussars have evolved a new type of tank warfare. They taught us that anywhere a tank can go, is tank country: even the tops of mountains."[

[Homebee]

Source: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=2203576599706733&set=pcb.2203576749706718&type=3&theater

 

 

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