Friday, September 3, 2021

The Valentine that takes out Enemy AFV's

The British Valentine Mk VII Infantry Tank with its 6pdr ATG was a well armoured and reliable AFV, 
that saw heavy action in the North African Campaign. Built from 1940-44, over 8275 were built in XI Marks.
As and infantry tank its maximum speed was only 24 k/ph (15 mph) but was heavily armoured  for its day with up to 65mm (2.56 inches) of protection.
This Valentine is in the desert camo colors.  There are several stories as to why they were called Valentines, it might have been a code word, the design might have been accepted on Valentines Day, and major British tank designer did have the middle name of Valentine
This is a resin model from Warlord Games that I painted up in January, 2020
 

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