This diorama set envisions the "Battle of Villers-Bocage," which occurred between the British Army Armored Division and the German Army Heavy Tank Battalion in the village of Villers-Bocage, south of Normandy, shortly after the Allied forces' Normandy landings on June 6, 1944.
Set Contents:
- British Forces:
- 2 Typhoon Mk.Ib fighter planes
- Churchill Mk.VII infantry tanks (3 units)
- Sherman IC Firefly medium tanks (3 units)
- CMP FAT2 artillery tractors (3 units)
- CMP trucks 30cwt (3 units)
- QF 25-pounder guns (firing and transport) (3 units each)
- British Forces (U.S. Military Vehicles):
- M4A1 medium tanks (3 units)
- M4A3 medium tanks (3 units)
- M3 light tanks (3 units)
- M7 self-propelled guns (2 units)
- M3 half-tracks (3 units)
- 1/4t 4x4 trucks (4 units)
- German Forces:
- Panzer IV Type G tanks (3 units)
- Tiger I tanks (2 units)
- Panther tanks Type D (2 units)
- Panther tanks Type A (3 units)
- Marder II anti-tank self-propelled guns (2 units)
- Nashorn anti-tank self-propelled guns (2 units)
- Hummel self-propelled howitzers (2 units)
- Sd.Kfz.251 medium armored personnel carriers (3 units)
- Sd.Kfz.7 8t half-tracks (3 units)
- Kfz.305 trucks (8 units)
- Steyr 1500A military passenger cars (4 units)
- 88mm Flak 37 (towed and deployed) (3 units each)
- 75mm PaK 40 anti-tank guns (towed and deployed) (3 units each)
- sFH18 15cm howitzers (firing) (3 units)
Additional Accessories:
- Sandbags (large/small) (3 each)
- Buildings (3 types) (1 of each)
- Aircraft stands (2)
- Brass wires (2)
- Scenery paper bases (185 x 290 mm) (2 types, 1 sheet each)
Specification Info:
- 1/700 Scale Model