Tamiya 1/35 Scale M5A1 \"Pursuit Operation\" Model Kit

Tamiya 1/35 Scale M5A1 "Pursuit Operation" Model Kit

US Light Tank M5A1 "Pursuit Operation" Set (w/4 Figures) 

The M3 Stuart was the representative U.S. light tank in theearly years of WWII. An improved version, called the M5A1, was officiallyaccepted for service in September 1942. Powered by two 110hp Cadillac V8engines, it was capable of a maximum speed of 58km/h. Armament consisted of a37mm main gun and three 7.92mm machine guns, and the turret was notable forhaving additional armor attached to protect the anti-aircraft machine gunposition. 6,800 examples were produced from January 1943 to June 1944 and theyserved mainly in reconnaissance units on the Italian and Western Europeanfronts. Some tanks used during the fighting in Normandy were seen with hedgerowcutters attached to their hulls.

Features

• 1/35 scale plastic assembly kit of the U.S. Light Tank M5A1with 4 figures
• Depicts a tank equipped with distinctive hedgerow cutters
• A machine gunner and 3 infantry figures firing a mortar areincluded to enable diorama creation straight from the box
• 2 types of decals included