This is one of the vehicle options for the Tank Attack Platoon instead of the Morris CS9 Self Propelled Anti-Aircraft Gun. Despite the fact that it is a “poorer” option I still wanted to paint one up as I want to have one of each of the Universal Carriers that Australia produced at the Newport Railway workshop where my Great grandfather worked! he was himself a digger in the first world war and worked in the Newport works during the second. See this for both he and his son’s story.

The Carrier, 3-inch Mortar (Aust) was a design based on the 2 Pounder Carrier with a 3-inch mortar mounted in place of the 2 pounder. Designed to enable the mortar to have 360 degree traverse and to be fired either from the vehicle, or dismounted.

400 were produced at the Victorian and South Australian railway workshops, and were ultimately sent as military aid to the Nationalist Chinese Army. None of these are now known to still exist.

This model is a 3D print and I am pleased with its quality. The Rubicon crew, on the other hand, have very little detail especially their face and hands, and are poorly posed. I may replace them later when I have some of better quality.

Tomorrow the last of my Australian Carriers.