Tamiya Model Kit 1/35 1:35 US Howitzer Motor Carriage M8 Tank Model Kit 35312

Tamiya 1:35 US Howitzer Motor Carriage M8 Tank

This model kit by Tamiya is a 1/35 scale plastic model kit of a US Howitzer Motor Carriage M8 Tank. The image shows the assembled and painted model. Please note that paint and glue are NOT included. 

The M8 was the first self-propelled howitzer to equip the U.S. Army during WWII. It combined the hull of an M5 light tank with an open-top turret which was armed with a short-barreled 75mm howitzer and a 12.7mm machine gun. The howitzer was capable of firing high-explosive, anti-tank, and smoke rounds up to a range of 8,800m. The vehicle was officially accepted in May 1942 and 1,800 examples were built from September of that year until January 1944. They were deployed starting from mid-1943 and they used their armament and mobility to good effect in the fire-support role in the Italian, Western European, and Pacific Theatres. After WWII, French forces also used the vehicle during the conflict in Indochina.

The Tamiya US Howitzer Motor Carriage M8 Tank in more detail...

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• 1/35 scale plastic assembly kit of the U.S. Howitzer Motor Carriage M8 with 3 figures. 
• Open top turret, howitzer, and overall form reproduced in rich detail. 
• Accurately depicted suspension mechanisms. 
• Commander, gunner, and loader figures included to enable creation of a simple diorama straight from the box. 
• Comes with 3 types of markings.

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