Laffly W15 TCC 47mm Portee (FR151) Contain one Laffly W15 TCC tank hunter with crew & AA MG. The idea behind mounting the 47mm SA-34 gun on a vehicle capable of travelling cross-country was simple; to increase mobility in comparison to the more static towed Anti-tank guns of the French Army. Check out the Laffly W15 TCC 47mm Portee in the online store here...

This advantage it was theorised would allow the vehicle to quickly establish a firing position, fire a number of shots before quickly moving to a new firing position. Keeping the enemy at a distance disadvantageous to fighting back. The resulting vehicle was designated the Laffly W15 TCC (CC = chasseur de chars or tank destroyer). The prototype of the Laffly W15 TCC included a fully armoured hull to provide protection for the crew. However, the rapid advance of the German Army in May 1940 forced the French to discard such luxuries; the Laffly W15 TCC that went into action against the German Panzers during the Summer of 1940 lacked the benefit of a fully armoured hull.

Organised into batteries d’anti-char automoteurs (BACA) or self-propelled anti-tank batteries; these tank-hunters proved to be an effective fighting force on the battlefield. In only eight days of combat 54ème BACA destroyed 28 tanks, 5 armoured cars, and shot down 1 fighter, with none of its tank hunters damaged by the enemy. Vehicle designed by Evan Allen. Crew figures designed by Anton Ducrot. Painted by Rubén Torregrosa.

The Laffly W15 TCC in Flames Of War

Armour     Name Mobility Front Side Top Equipment and Notes Weapon Range ROF Anti-tank Firepower   Laffly W15 TCC Wheeled 0 0 0 AA MG. 47mm SA-37 gun 24"/60cm 3 9 4+ Hull-mounted, No HE.

"The Laffly W15 TCC have No HE. The lack of a High Explosive (HE) round means that hits cannot be allocated to any Infantry or Gun teams." "The 47mm SA-37 gun in the Laffly W15 TCC is Hull-mounted. Therefore its field of fire includes everything in front of a line across the back of the Laffly W15 TCC hull."

"The Laffly W15 TCC is armed with an AA MG; this provides the Laffly W15 TCC with an all-round field of fire and protect against both aircraft and any infantry that might get too close. Firing the AA MG leaves the vehicle more vulnerable in assaults; it cannot be fired at the same time as the main gun."

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