Osprey - Operation Crusader 1941: Rommel in Retreat Tank Scorpion Splash plates were added on

Splash plates were added on the glacis as well

In addition to the early D model

complemented by a gallery of beautifully constructed and painted models in various scales

This is a plastic assembly model kit of one such truck

Osprey - Operation Crusader 1941: Rommel in Retreat Tank Scorpion Splash plates were added onBy Ken Ford Written by popular author, Ken Ford, Operation Crusader tells the story of the British victory that proved their ability to fight against the Germans in Africa On 18 November 1941, the British launched Operation Crusader against the Axis positions in Africa. The plan was to bring the armour of the German Afrika Korps to battle and to beat it in open warfare with the now superior strength of Eighth Army, and to relieve the isolated British