The American M10 tank destroyer served during WWII After the US entry into World War II & the formation of the Tank Destroyer Force a suitable vehicle was needed to equip the new battalions By November 1941 the Army requested a vehicle with a gun in a fully rotating turret after previous models were criticised for being too poorly designed The prototype of the M10 was cdeveloped in early 1942 & was delivered in April of that year After requested changes to the hull & turret the modified version was readied for production in June 1943 appearing as the 3-inch Gun Motor Carriage M10 It mounted a 3-inch (762 mm) Gun M7 in a rotating turret on a modified M4A2 Sherman tank chassis Productions ran from September 1942 to December 1943 The M10 was numerically the most important US tank destroyer of World War II It combined thin but sloped armor with the M4 Sherman's reliable drivetrain & a reasonably potent anti-tank weapon mounted in an open-topped turret Despite its obsolescence in the face of more powerful German tanks like the Panther & the introduction of more powerful & better-designed types as replacements the M10 remained in service until the end of the war ...

A model construction kit of the mostly built self-propelled armoured Howitzer in the world in its original version with the German Army
- Rotating turret- Detailed chassis- Injection moulded tracks with separate sections Authentic representation of the following versions- Artillerieschule Idar-Oberstein 1968- 2 Panzerartilleriebataillon 35 Dedelsdorf 1970- 2 Panzerartilleriebataillon 315 Wildeshausen 1982- 3 Panzerartilleriebataillon 135 Wetzlar 1985
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A model construction kit of the most prolific armoured self propelled gun in the world in the original US Army version- Rotatable turret- Detailed chassis- Injection moulded tracks with individual parts Authentic representation of the following versions- 1st Battalion 84th Field Artillery Regiment Vietnam ca 1968- 2nd Battalion 22th Field Artillery Regiment 1st Armored Division REFORFERIII FTX Certain Forge 1971 ...

The M113 is the most widely used & versatile armoured vehicle in the world Fielded in 1960 as a simple 'battlefield taxi' over 80000 M113s would see service with 50 nations around the world & 55 years later many thousands are still in use In addition to its original role of transporting troops across the battlefield specialized versions perform a multitude of other functions including command & control fire support anti-tank & anti-aircraft defence & casualty evacuation This new fully illustrated study examines the service record of the M113 from its initial fielding through to the end of the Vietnam War It will also describe the many US South Vietnamese & Australian variants of the M113 used in the Vietnam War as well as information on tactics unit tables of organization & equipment & a selection of engagements in which the M113 played a decisive role ...

The patina on the models as well as the originality of the aesthetics has pushed this range to the top of its market Within this military collection you will find armoured vehicles artillery tractors as well as a whole range of warplanes; all produced in a 172 ratio A must have for all aficionados of military models! ...

The M3 personnel carrier was developed from the four-wheeled scout car During the Second World War more than 41000 vehicles were produced by the White Motor Company This version came with the enhanced M49 machine gun ring mount over the right hand side front seat Between 1942 & 1943 all M3 Half-Tracks (standard & A1's) were uprgraded ...

The British named the M3 General Stuart upon receipt of the tank under the Lend-Lease program in June of 1941 The tank's ability to shoot & scoot as well as keeping the crew safe from small fire arms fire earned an affectionae nickname of Honey by its operators The British cavalry men liked this tank as it could travel 10 to 20 mph faster than their own or enemy tanks & for its ease of maintenance The M3s were designed to replace the outdated M2s The M3 incorporated a thicker armor lengthened hull & a trailer idler wheel to act as another road wheel to decrease ground pressure & improve weight distribution The M3 turret had three pistol ports & shortened recoil mechanism It was also equipped waith a 37mm M6 gun which was adequate early in the war but by 1942 the German counterparts far surpassed the range of the M3 The narrow width of the M3 could not accommodate a larger gun The M3A1 was fitted with a Westinghouse gyrostabilizer a turret basket & an oil gear hydrolic traverse mechanism but lacked a turret cupola The earlier version of the M3A1 the Stuart III was powered by Continental W-970-9A-7 cylinder radial gas 250 hp engine but by mid 1941 the Stuart IVs came off the production lines with Guiberson T-1020 air cooled radial diesel engine ...

A model construction kit of the most resilient workhorse in the American Armed Forces Detailed off-road vehicle M34 Truck with many surface details Removable tarpaulin Flatbed construction with benches Rubber tyres Detailed chassis Authentic representation of the following versions M34 25t Truck US Army 77th Transportation Company 106th Transportation Battalion La Rochelle France 1957M34 25t Truck Spanish Army Melilla North Africa 1976 Off-Road Vehicle US Army 77th Transportation Company 106th Transportation Battalion La Rochelle France 1957 Off-Road Vehicle US Marine Corps Lebanon 1950&s ...

The M36 was introduced to replace the M10 which only had a 76mm gun The M36 had a 90mm gun with greater armour piercing capability In the Battle of the Bulge in December 1944 it gave it the capability of combating the Tigers & Panthers of the Wehrmacht The M36 with its new turret was placed on converted M10A1 hulls The M36B2 used the same turret but was placed on the M4A2 hulls which had a diesel engine They both had a long service life particularly in other nations services ...

The M36 tank destroyer formally 90 mm Gun Motor Carriage M36 was an American tank destroyer used during World War II The M36 combined the hull of the M10 tank destroyer which used the M4 Sherman's reliable chassis & drivetrain combined with sloped armour Conceived in 1943 the M36 first served in combat in Europe in October 1944 where it partially replaced the M10 tank destroyer However when coming up against the heaviest tanks of the Wermarcht at the end of that year the need for 90 mm gunned tank destroyers became urgent & during October&8211; December 1944 187 conversions of standard Medium Tank M4A3 hulls were produced by Grand Blanc Arsenal These vehicles designated M36B1 were rushed to the European Theater of Operations & used in combat alongside standard M36s ...