[Second World War the first half of the US Army main battle tanks]
- Initial of the second World War, against the German army tanks that raged, is the M3 Lee Medium Tank that has been developed as the United States of main battle tanks.
- At the time, only a few types of light tanks in the United States, when the M2 Medium Tank of 37mm cannon equipment was in development was also equipped with mass production is, I was already obsolete.
- Diverted the immediate chassis in M2 tanks for development significantly, to the body of the 75mm cannon of the main gun, to turning turret a 37mm cannon, a unique three-stage equipped with a further 7.62mm machine gun to the gun tower above it M3 Lee with a strong armed poised now to be born.
- That the pivoting range of the 75mm cannon is limited, but there were drawbacks, such as that the back is conspicuous high, strong-armed and strong armor, pinch hitter to save the Allied tank unit that was in crisis due to the high reliability I became.
- Also M3 Lee for changing the turret is called Grant also active in the British army. After the M4 Sherman appeared, further M3 Lee, transferred the main battlefield in the Pacific Ocean region, the Japanese army continued active until the end of the war of the other party.
[Model syllabus]
- Is a 1/35 scale plastic model assembly kit of the unique appearance of the M3 Lee Medium Tank equipped with a turret of the three-stage stance was reproduced intact.
- Including the main gun 37mm cannon, 7.62mm machine gun is moveable.
- State each hatch to open, it will be assembled to choose a closed state.
- Express a riveting the body surface of the armor plate in sharp sculpture.
- Precisely modeled around the complex foot.
- Slide mark set two types.
- Doll one body with a feeling full of American tank soldiers.
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