{"product_id":"british-crusader-mk-i-ii-tank","title":"British Crusader Mk I\/II Tank","description":"With war clouds gathering; the British general staff ordered the acceleration of their cruiser tank programme - fast. reliable and reasonably armoured fighting vehicles that exploit weak points in the enemy lines and spearhead breakthroughs. One of the successful designs was the Tank; Cruiser; Mk VI Crusader; more commonly known simply as the Crusader.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eArmed with a 2-pdr main gun and later upgraded to a 6-pdr; it also had a co-axial machine gun. The Mk I carried a small hand-traversed turret armed with a Besa machine gun in the front hull although this was often removed or left unmanned by the unimpressed crews of the Mk I and Mk II.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Mk I and Mk II variants of the Crusader primarily saw action in the Western Desert where they would symbolise the British armoured formation in the desert; with their speed lending themselves so well to the highly mobile nature of the war in the desert and the traditional cavalry tactics the British employed.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eContains one resin \u0026amp; metal Crusader Mk I\/II tank; Bolt Action stat card; vehicle damage markers; full-colour decal sheet and Bolt Action Order dice.","brand":"Game Centre Nz","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47847394738481,"sku":"WGB-BI-158","price":49.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0279\/7142\/0212\/files\/WGB-BI-158_Crusader_Mk_I_II_Cruiser_Tank09.jpg?v=1701141650","url":"https:\/\/gamecentre.info\/products\/british-crusader-mk-i-ii-tank","provider":"Game Centre Nz","version":"1.0","type":"link"}