![]() ![]() Also provided via the included Detail Up set, though, is a turned metal main gun barrel (and machine gun barrel), 90-plus photo-etched metal parts and 3D-printed track link guide horns. I LOVE KIT’s product (61619) depicts an early model ‘Easy Eight’, and offers 30 styrene parts runners, separate upper/lower hull and turret components, and individual track links. ![]() The M4A3E8 entered service late in World War Two and employed a larger 76mm main gun, a horizontal volute suspension system (HVSS) and wider track links. The nickname stems from the US wartime phonetic alphabet – E for Easy – and the vehicle’s ‘Enhanced 8’ part of its designation. The road rang was 160 kilometers (99 miles) driven at 40km/h(24mph), a cross-country speed of 29km/h (18mph) could be attained.Trumpeter's sister brand I LOVE KIT is to release a 1/16 M4A3E8 Sherman tank!įans of the legendary M4 Sherman will be cock-a-hoop with the news that I LOVE KIT is to bring us a 1/16 ‘Easy Eight’ variant. ![]() Combat weight was 16.5tons and the armour was from 16. It was armer with a 37mm M6 anti-tank gun which was only effective against German light armour. The M5A1 was used as a scout tank were its high speed of 58km/h (36mph) could be used as an advantage. But by 1944 the British and other nations began to be supplied with them in large numbers. At first the M5 and M5A1 were used only by the US Army, while most M3 Stuarts were now built for Lend-Lease. Later the turret was re-designed to mount the radio in a rear bustle, this model became the M5A1 entering service in November 1942. The new tank was designated the M5 and entered service in September 1942. Cadillac re-designed the M3 mount to 2 X Cadillac V-8 auto engines which meant a ne engine compartment and rear hull. By 1942 production was falling behind and two new companies began production, Cadillac and Massey Harris. It was manufactured at only one factory, American Car & Foundry. The M3 Stuart entered production in 1941 and became the standard light tank for the British and American armies. ![]()
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