Tamiya 1:35 British BSA M20 Motorcycle W/Military Police Set

1:35 scale plastic assembly kit.

Requires glue and paints to complete.

Kit includes photoetch parts and two MP figures.

During World War II, several dozen divisions were formed as part of the British Army, and at the end of the war they served in its ranks about 2.9 million people. It was responsible for the discipline, order and prosecution of the perpetrators of common crimes - formed in 1926 - Corps of Military Police, abbreviated CMP (he received the adjective "Royal" only in 1946). At the start of World War II, about 4,100 people served in the CMP, while at the end of the war, its number increased to about 50,000 people. The CMP was divided into six main divisions (offices), including, for example, Provost Wing (responsible for maintaining general order in given divisions and sub-divisions), Vulnerable Points Wing (formed in 1941 and responsible for the protection of permanent military facilities in Great Britain). Great Britain) or the Traffic Control Wing (also formed in 1941 and responsible for the control and capacity of military road traffic). It is worth adding here that both the British infantry division and the armored division included a separate CMP company reporting directly to the division's command.

The BSA M20 is a British civilian and military motorcycle from the interwar period and World War II. Its production started in 1937 and lasted until 1955. The drive was provided by a single 1-cylinder engine with a capacity of 13 HP and a capacity of 496 cm3, and a 4-speed gearbox was responsible for the transmission. The BSA M20 motorcycle was manufactured by the British company Birmingham Small Arms Company (BSA for short) at their facilities in Small Heath. Although the motorcycle did not meet the requirements of the British armed forces, after introducing the necessary corrections and modifications, it turned out to be a very successful motorcycle, with a total of about 126,000 produced. It was the most produced British motorcycle from the Second World War! At the outbreak of the war in 1939, civilian M-20 motorcycles were modernized for the needs of the army, but the production of the final versions of the motorcycle was quickly initiated. The main user of the BSA M20 was the British Army, but some of them also ended up in the RAF and the Royal Navy. It is worth adding that the BSA M20 motorcycle was used in virtually every major British Army operation - from operations in France in the summer of 1940, through operations in North Africa (1940-1943) and Italy (1943-1945), to operations in North Europe. -Western (1944-1945).