T27 4.5" Launcher

SKU: BF-US590
GTIN: 9420020222434
Category: Guns

includes one Command Carbine team, one Observer Carbine team, two Gun Sections each containing two T27 4.5" launchers with crew, one Small three-hole base, one Small two-hole base & four Large bases

20,70 €

incl. 19% VAT , plus

Old price: 23,00 €

2 In stock
Delivery time: 1 Workdays (Other countries)

Description

T27 4.5" Launcher
(US590)
includes one Command Carbine team, one Observer Carbine team, two Gun Sections each containing two T27 4.5" launchers with crew, one Small three-hole base, one Small two-hole base & four Large bases.

During the Brittany campaign, the 12th Field Artillery Battalion of the 2nd Infantry Division was given experimental ground-mounted T27 4.5” rocket launchers instead of their normal 105mm howitzers. The battalion found them somewhat effective, but the launcher system lacked the volume of fire needed to dislodge the enemy.
However, having these weapons allowed them to continue supporting the rest of the division during a time when a severe shortage in 105mm ammunition would have left them idle.
Following the campaign, the battalion returned the experimental weapons along with their field report. This led to the development of the T32 Xylophone launcher system, which doubled the launchers in the battery and mounted them in the beds of 2½-ton trucks.

The Carbine Team in Flames of War

Range: 8”/20cm
Rate of Fire: 1
Anti-tank: 1
Firepower: 6
Automatic rifles

Observer teams need a good view of the battlefield in order to do their job correctly. Be sure to deploy them in a position where they have an excellent view of the battlefield such as on a hilltop or on the top floor of a multi-level building.

Rocket Launchers
Rocket launchers were one of the secret weapons of the Red Army at the start of World War Two. By the end of the war every army had their own version of these lightweight weapons capable of delivering a stunning volume of fire and saturating the target area with explosives. Each army’s Arsenal describes their rocket launchers.

The T27 4.5” Launcher in Flames of War
T27 4.5” rocket launcher
Mobility: Heavy
Range: 48”/120cm
Rate of Fire: -
Anti-tank: 2
Firepower: 5+
Rocket launcher

More Firepower
One method delivering the large numbers required for an effective bombardment was to mount the T27 4.5" rocket launcher on the back of a 2½ ton trucks. As thr war progressed, other methods of delivering mass fire were developed including the T34 Calliope which mounted no fewer than sixty launching tube on the turret of a Sherman tank.

15mm, metal
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