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Land Mattress Rocket Troop (BBX77)

Land Mattress Rocket Troop (BBX77)

Land Mattress Rocket Troop (BBX77)
includes four Land Mattress Rocket Launchers with crew.

The Land Mattress rocket launcher system was developed from the Royal Navy Mattress project. It didn’t take long for the Canadian Royal Artillery to adopt them by converting otherwise idle light anti-aircraft batteries into rocket launcher units.

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Following the breakout from Normandy in August 1944, the British Army made some of the fastest advances in history, racing across northern France and Belgium.  When German resistance stiffened in the Netherlands, the British paused briefly to resupply, then set out again.  The armoured divisions of Operation Garden pushed North to where Operation Market's 1st Airborne Division held a precarious foothold across the Rhine, only to be stopped by the revitalised German Army.  With the days of rapid advances over, the British and Canadian Armies turned to clear the Scheldt Estuary to open the vital supply port of Antwerp, opening it to shipping in November 1944.
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Land Mattress Rocket Troop (BBX77)

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Land Mattress Rocket Troop (BBX77)
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The Land Mattress Crew
Description of Components
a. 6x Loader figures holding rocket vertically.
b. 6x Loader figures holding rocket horizontally.
c. 4x Loader figures ready to be passed rocket.
d. 4x Standing figures directing crew.
Land Mattress Rocket Troop (BBX77)
Assembling the Land Mattress Crew
Once the Land Mattress rocket launcher has been assembled and attached to one of the large bases provided, simply arrange a five-man crew made up of the included crew figures to taste around each of the Land Mattress rocket launchers.
Land Mattress Rocket Troop (BBX77)
Description of Components
a. 4x Trailer hitch.
b. 4x Front half-loaded rocket rack sections.
c.
4x Front fully-loaded rocket rack sections.
d. 4x Rear rocket rack sections.
e. 4x Rocket launcher trailer body.
Step 1. Begin assembly of the Land Mattress rocket launcher by attaching both of the front rocket rack sections to the rear rocket rack section.

Note: The front and rear rocket racks have been keyed to aid in the assembly process.
Below: The front fully-loaded rocket rack section attached to the rear rocket rack.
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Below: The front half-loaded rocket rack section attached to the rear rocket rack. Step 2. Next, attached the fully-assembled rocket rack to the trailer body.

Note: The trailer body and rocket pod have also been keyed to aid in assembly.
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Below: The fully-assembled rocket rack attached to the trailer body. Step 3. Finally, attach the trailer hitch to the trailer body. Below: With the trailer hitch attached, the Land Mattress rocket launcher is fully assembled and ready to be painted.
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Last Updated On Friday, November 11, 2022