M36 U.S. Tank Destroyer

Product description : M36 U.S. Tank Destroyer

During World War II, American forces developed the M10 tank destroyer with a 76.2mm gun, which proved ineffective against heavily armored German tanks such as the Tiger and Panzer. Based on the M10A1 chassis and equipped with a 450hp gasoline engine, the M36 had a new open-top turret and a 90mm gun. The M36 was first used on the Franco-German border in October 1944. Until the German surrender in May 1945, more than 1,000 M36s were deployed in 21 battalions and contributed to the advance of the Allied forces. • 1/35 scale kit to assemble and paint. • Length: 216mm, width: 88mm. • Model designed from the meticulous study of the real machine. • Perfectly reproduced shapes and proportions, especially the open-topped turret. • Meticulously detailed turret interior, especially the 90mm gun breech and auxiliary mechanisms. Shell racks, floor, bulkheads and accessories… reproduced. • Complex shapes of the turret counterweight meticulously reproduced by drawer mold technology. Easy assembly and realistic rendering of the texture of the cast metal constituting the original.• Tracks made of separate sections and pads in injected plastic.• Ammunition boxes and tanker figurine included.• Two marking possibilities: a vehicle from the 3rd US Army in Luxembourg, and one from the 774th Tank Destroyer Battalion in Germany.

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