Hobby Master 1:48 HG1305 Light Utility Car "Tilly" |
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Scale: 1:48 |
Length: 4.25" |
Width: 2" |
Composition: Diecast |
SKU: HM-HG1305 |
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Historical Note: Light utility vehicle is a general term for small, jeep-like military trucks for tactical use. They are generally short, relatively light compared to other trucks and cars, unarmored with 4-wheel drive and short body overhangs for all-terrain mobility and at least 4 passenger capacity. Civilian adaptations of the Jeep and Land Rover were the first sport utility vehicles, and some SUVs such as the Chevy Blazer have been used as military Light Utility Vehicles.
The importance of this class of military vehicle was summed up by General Eisenhower who said that the four most important US weapons in World War II were the C-47 Skytrain, the bazooka, the jeep, and the atom bomb, and similar vehicles are among the most common military vehicles in armies of most nations.
Info: Light Utility Car "Tilly" - No. 1 TCMT, Camberley, U.K., 1945