Article number: 300035356
Product: 1:35 Archer tank destroyer
This model assembly kit recreates the British Army’s Archer. As WWII
progressed, British troops found that their 2-pounder and 6-pounder guns
were being rendered obsolete by German armor, and planners decided to
develop a vehicle using the powerful 17-pounder (76.2mm) gun. The
vehicle chosen to mount the gun on was the Valentine; the turret was
removed and replaced with a fighting compartment – this would be known
as the Archer. Interestingly, as there was little time to re-organize
the cramped layout, the 17-pounder had to be mounted pointing rearwards
to fit it in. As a result, the Archer moved and fired in opposite
directions. However, it offered strong performance and served with
British and Commonwealth units from October 1944 till the end of WWII. The British continued using it until the early 1950s.
