Set includes: Three resin Churchill hulls and turrets with 6pdr, 75mm, CS & AVRE gun options, three sets of individual sculpted tracks, one stowage sprue, two track sprues, three hatch sprues & three Commander half-figures.
Churchills in the Normandy Campaign:
Churchill tanks were amongst the first armoured vehicles to land on the beaches of Normandy in support of the Allied invasion of France on 6 June 1944. These were the specialised tanks of the 79th Armoured Division. Known as ‘Hobart’s Funnies’. These first tanks ashore were specialised Churchill AVRE (Armoured Vehicle Royal Engineers) tanks developed to perform combat engineering tasks, not the standard Churchills of the Infantry Tank Brigades.
The first proper Churchill tanks into combat, the 31st Tank Brigade (consisting of 7th and 9th Battalions, Royal Tank Regiment), landed at Juno Beach on 19 June. Later they were heavily involved in Operation Epsom, expanding the beachhead, and then Operation Jupiter, which sought to retake the infamous Hill 112. In these operations the brigade fought with 15th (Scottish) Division, 43rd (Wessex) Division and 53rd (Welsh) Division. The 31st Tank Brigade later fought in Operations Totalize and Tractable that took Falaise.
The 31st Tank Brigade’s third regiment, the 141st (The Buffs) Regiment, Royal Armoured Corps, had been converted to Churchill Crocodile flame-throwing tanks prior to the invasion. As such it was permanently attached to the 79th Armoured Division, and like all the other regiments of that division, was allocated out to different units along the front as the situation required.
About Flames of War:
Flames of War is a tactical miniature wargame produced by Battlefront Miniatures.
Re-create the tension and excitement of real battles using a vast array of elements including infantry, tanks, artillery, terrain and aircraft.
The models are intensely researched by the Flames of War team and they are committed to producing the most detailed range of WWII models available. The models are made from either polyester resin or cast metal to give both robustness and sharp details.
Flames of War is popular with WWII experts and novices alike as the Flames of War rulebook gives all the information you need to enjoy the game, from assembly and painting instructions to historical background information, game rules and scenarios.
There are many scenarios you can follow, whether it’s an all-out battle or highly tactical objective taking missions. You can battle it out against a single opponent or team up with friends to form groups.