Between the world wars, the US Army sought to improve the tactical mobility of its forces. With the goal of finding a high-mobility infantry vehicle, the Ordnance Department had evaluated the half-track design by testing French Citroën-Kégresse vehicles. The White Motor Company produced a prototype half track using their own chassis and the body of the M3 Scout Car. The design, using as many commercial components as possible to improve reliability and speed production, was standardized in 1940 and built by the Autocar Company, Diamond T Motor Company, and the White Company.
This must be one of the very few 1974 King-Size releases which was based on any vehicle known in the real world and it is unusually small in scale, being 1:60 or so I guess. This makes it perfect for rail layouts and the little Airfix soldiers available at the time - although the lurid colours detract a little from the realism
The Battle Kings range was released in 1974 and consisted of an assortment of models of real military vehicles and the usual Matchbox crowd of made-up fantasy vehicles. There were 18 items in the range.
