M4A3E8 Sherman Medium Tank - Late (Plastic model) - HobbySearch Military Model Store

This item is limited to 3 per household.

- The M4 medium tank is a 30-ton class medium tank that boasts high mobility and firepower, developed and manufactured in the United States during World War II.
- The M4A3E8 is the final model of the M4 series manufactured by the Detroit Tank Arsenal, which appeared in the latter half of the Battle of the Bulge.
- The M4A3E8 had a single plate for the frontal armor of the hull to improve productivity and bullet resistance, and was equipped with a wet ammunition magazine that stored ammunition in liquid to reduce ammunition burning when hit.
- After the war, it was also provided to pro-US countries such as the Ground Self-Defense Force and other NATO countries, and when 679 tanks were introduced in the Korean War, they fought tank battles with the North Korean T-34-85.
- The popular name [Easy Eight] was based on the reading of `E` in the American military phonetic code at the time, and it spread after the war.

[Kit Overview]
- Number of parts: more than 2,300
- When completed, the total length is about 467mm, and the total width is about 178.6mm.
- With photo-etched parts
- The crawler belt is a joint assembly movable type
- 1 resin figure included

Item Size/Weight : 62 x 40.8 x 13 cm / 3080g