Rubicon Models 280056 British Cmp 15Cwt Truck 1:56 Plastic Model Kit

• 1/56th scale (28mm) Model Kit

The Canadian Military Pattern (CMP) truck was a class of military truck - of various forms - made in large numbers in Canada during WW2 to British Army specifications for use in the armies of the British Commonwealth allies. Standard designs were drawn up just before the beginning of the war. CMP trucks were also sent to the Soviet Union following the German invasion, as part of Canada's Gift and Mutual Aid program to the Allies. During the war, CMP trucks saw service around the world in the North African Campaign, the Allied invasion of Sicily, the Italian Campaign, the Soviet Front, the Burma Campaign, the Battle of the Philippines (1941–42), the liberation of Northwest Europe, and the Western Allied invasion of Germany. CMP trucks also saw service in post-war coFootballicts in Indonesia, French Indochina, and the Portuguese colonies in Africa. Following British convention, CMP trucks had right-hand drive even though most of them were built in Canada, which primarily used left-hand drive vehicles. The CMP specification proved versatile, and it formed the basis of a wide variety of different truck types and armored vehicles. Just over 500,000 CMP trucks were manufactured in Canada. Model is supplied unpainted and unassembled. Scenery, glue, and paint not included.