{"product_id":"a39-tortoise-british-heavy-assault-gun-copy","title":"Crusader III AA MkIII. British Anti-Aircraft Tank","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"mweQ\"\u003eThe Crusader III was also used to create self propelled anti-aircraft guns. First was the \u003cb id=\"mweg\"\u003eCrusader III, AA Mk I\u003c\/b\u003e which replaced the 6-pounder in the enclosed turret with a \u003ca rel=\"mw:WikiLink\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bofors_40_mm_L\/60_gun\" title=\"Bofors 40 mm L\/60 gun\" id=\"mwew\"\u003eBofors 40 mm anti-aircraft gun\u003c\/a\u003e with an \u003ca rel=\"mw:WikiLink\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Autoloader\" title=\"Autoloader\" id=\"mwfA\"\u003eautoloader\u003c\/a\u003e and powered mounting in an open-topped turret. The crew numbered four: gun commander, gun layer, loader, and driver. It was intended for use by organic AA units in armoured formations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cfigure class=\"mw-default-size mw-halign-right\" id=\"mwfQ\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Crusader_III_AA_II,_Mus%C3%A9e_des_Blind%C3%A9s,_France,_pic-1.JPG\" class=\"mw-file-description\" id=\"mwfg\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/thumb.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/1\/1b\/Crusader_III_AA_II%2C_Mus%C3%A9e_des_Blind%C3%A9s%2C_France%2C_pic-1.JPG\/250px-Crusader_III_AA_II%2C_Mus%C3%A9e_des_Blind%C3%A9s%2C_France%2C_pic-1.JPG?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org\u0026amp;utm_campaign=parser\u0026amp;utm_content=thumbnail\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thumb.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/1\/1b\/Crusader_III_AA_II%2C_Mus%C3%A9e_des_Blind%C3%A9s%2C_France%2C_pic-1.JPG\/500px-Crusader_III_AA_II%2C_Mus%C3%A9e_des_Blind%C3%A9s%2C_France%2C_pic-1.JPG?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org\u0026amp;utm_campaign=parser\u0026amp;utm_content=thumbnail 2x\" data-file-width=\"4608\" data-file-height=\"3456\" data-file-type=\"bitmap\" height=\"188\" width=\"250\" class=\"mw-file-element\" id=\"mwfw\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003cfigcaption id=\"mwgA\"\u003eCrusader AA Mk III in the \u003ca rel=\"mw:WikiLink\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mus%C3%A9e_des_Blind%C3%A9s\" title=\"Musée des Blindés\" id=\"mwgQ\"\u003eMusée des Blindés\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca rel=\"mw:WikiLink\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/France\" title=\"France\" id=\"mwgg\"\u003eFrance\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/figcaption\u003e\n\u003c\/figure\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"mwgw\"\u003eAfter trials, it was superseded by the \u003cb id=\"mwhA\"\u003eCrusader III, AA Mk II\u003c\/b\u003e, which was armed with twin \u003ca rel=\"mw:WikiLink\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Oerlikon_20_mm_cannon\" title=\"Oerlikon 20 mm cannon\" id=\"mwhQ\"\u003eOerlikon 20\u003cspan id=\"mwhg\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003emm guns\u003c\/a\u003e for anti-aircraft use. \u003csup class=\"mw-ref reference\" id=\"cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBingham1969_9-0\" rel=\"dc:references\" data-mw='{\"name\":\"ref\",\"attrs\":{\"group\":\"\",\"name\":\"FOOTNOTEBingham1969\"},\"body\":{\"id\":\"mw-reference-text-cite_note-FOOTNOTEBingham1969-9\"},\"parts\":[{\"template\":{\"target\":{\"wt\":\"sfn\",\"href\":\".\/Template:Sfn\"},\"params\":{\"1\":{\"wt\":\"Bingham\"},\"2\":{\"wt\":\"1969\"},\"p\":{\"wt\":\"\"}},\"i\":0}}]}'\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003eThe prototype appeared from Morris Motors in the summer of 1943, the pilot model being issued for testing in June. The armor thickness in the turret was 30\u003cspan id=\"mwjQ\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003emm at the front and 14\u003cspan id=\"mwjg\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003emm on the sides and 17\u003cspan id=\"mwjw\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003emm on the rear. The guns were housed in a small, multi-sided polygonal turret with heavy armour, but poor situational visibility for spotting approaching aircraft. The crew numbered four: the commander\/gunner,\u003csup class=\"mw-ref reference\" id=\"cite_ref-10\" rel=\"dc:references\" data-mw='{\"name\":\"ref\",\"attrs\":{\"group\":\"lower-alpha\"},\"body\":{\"id\":\"mw-reference-text-cite_note-10\"},\"parts\":[{\"template\":{\"target\":{\"wt\":\"efn\",\"href\":\".\/Template:Efn\"},\"params\":{\"1\":{\"wt\":\"Also acted as radio operator.\"}},\"i\":0}}]}'\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Crusader_tank#cite_note-10\" data-mw-group=\"lower-alpha\" id=\"mwkA\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"mw-reflink-text\" id=\"mwkQ\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\" id=\"mwkg\"\u003e[\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003etwo loaders, and driver. The tank carried 600 rounds of ammunition, in 60-round magazines.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"mwlA\"\u003eAfter evaluations, the tank was urgently redesigned as the \u003cb id=\"mwlQ\"\u003eCrusader III, AA Mk III\u003c\/b\u003e. The Mk III differed from the Mk II:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul id=\"mwlg\"\u003e\n\u003cli id=\"mwlw\"\u003eAn improved turret with raised \"lips\" in the turret aperture, and a narrower aiming frame.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli id=\"mwmA\"\u003eAn additional single .303 (7.7\u003cspan id=\"mwmQ\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003emm) \u003ca rel=\"mw:WikiLink\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Vickers_K_machine_gun\" title=\"Vickers K machine gun\" id=\"mwmg\"\u003eVickers K machine gun\u003c\/a\u003e in an armoured jacket, between the 20mm guns.\u003csup class=\"mw-ref reference\" id=\"cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBingham1969_9-1\" rel=\"dc:references\" data-mw='{\"name\":\"ref\",\"attrs\":{\"group\":\"\",\"name\":\"FOOTNOTEBingham1969\"},\"body\":{\"id\":\"mw-reference-text-cite_note-FOOTNOTEBingham1969-9\"},\"parts\":[{\"template\":{\"target\":{\"wt\":\"sfn\",\"href\":\".\/Template:Sfn\"},\"params\":{\"1\":{\"wt\":\"Bingham\"},\"2\":{\"wt\":\"1969\"},\"p\":{\"wt\":\"\"}},\"i\":0}}]}'\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Crusader_tank#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBingham1969-9\" id=\"mwmw\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"mw-reflink-text\" id=\"mwnA\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\" id=\"mwnQ\"\u003e[\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli id=\"mwoQ\"\u003eThe position of the radio, which was moved to the hull in order to free some space inside the turret. The driver now also acted as the radio operator, instead of the commander.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"mwDw\"\u003e (source Wikipedia)\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eThey are printed on top-end resin machines and sold \u003cstrong\u003eUnpainted.\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eTerraNautaTerrain has access to a vast range of designs so please message if you are looking fro a particular tank\/vehicle or different scale.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eThese items are designed by Aron Eskice with whom TerraNautaTerrain has a commercial licence to print.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eTerraNautaTerrain produce high-detail specialist products for the wargaming and roleplaying enthusiast. 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