{"product_id":"churchill-mk-iii","title":"CHURCHILL MKIII","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Churchill Mk III Tank was a product of the British Army's approach to dividing the role of tanks in to 3 categories:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe Light Tank, intended mainly for a recon role,\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe Cruiser, intended to be a light and fast to exploit gaps in the enemy's defence, and\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe Infantry tank, intended to support the infantry during attacks.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Churchill Mk III fell very much into the latter category - with its heavy armour, slow speed and excellent slope climbing abilities.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDespite several initial mechanical problems as a result of its hasty development and limited testing, the Churchill Mk III along with the other Marks went on to be a success for the British Army and in total over 5.600 tanks across all the variants were produced.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eArmortek's 1:6 scale Churchill Mk III tank is based off measurements of the Churchill Mk III and Mk IV tanks at the Tank Museum in Bovington as well as from research from their archives.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Armortek Churchill Mk III tank  is sold as a kit for assembly and can be turned into an Radio Controlled (RC) Tank through the addition of options.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e \u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKEY FEATURES:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Key features of the Armortek Churchill MK III tank are:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e- Prototypical sprung suspension\u003cbr\u003e- Scale thickness armour plates.\u003cbr\u003e- Functional hatches\u003cbr\u003e- Aluminium cast tracks\u003cbr\u003e- Prototypical track tensioning system\u003cbr\u003e- 360 degree rotating turret with bearings \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 80 kg \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLength\u003c\/strong\u003e: 122 cm\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWidth:\u003c\/strong\u003e 54 cm\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHeight\u003c\/strong\u003e: 46 cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe kit consists of :\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e1,203 parts\u003c\/strong\u003e - 227 unique parts.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e2,409 fasteners\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOPTION PACKS AVAILABLE:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOption packs bring the model to life through adding Remote Control (RC) Capabilities:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003eMotion Option\u003c\/strong\u003e pack adds independent drive to each track through 2 high powered, hardened brushless motors as well as continuous 360 degree turret rotation and main gun elevation.\u003cbr\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003eSound Option\u003c\/strong\u003e adds real life sounds to the model - including engine starting, driving, shutdown, main gun firing and machine gun firing.\u003cbr\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003eRecoil Option \u003c\/strong\u003epack adds main gun recoil and LED flash when the gun firing sound is triggered from the Sound Option pack.\u003cbr\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003eSmoke Option \u003c\/strong\u003epack adds exhaust smoke to the tank. When idling the volume of smoke reduces and then increases again as the tank drives off.\u003cbr\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003eMachine Gun\u003c\/strong\u003e pack animates the machine gun so that it can move from side to side via the RC transmitter. There is also an LED that flashes in time to the sound of the gun firing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOption packs are sold separately. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSHIPPING:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe ship worldwide using our delivery partner UPS.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn stock goods are normally shipped within 48hours of receipt of payment. 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