Product Description
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- Advances in air force and increased mobility of ground forces due to mechanization greatly changed the combat of World War II.
- Under such circumstances, various anti-aircraft weapons were developed to counter the ground attack by aircraft, and fierce battles were fought against the approaching aircraft.
- One of the self-propelled anti-aircraft guns that the US military equipped during World War II is the M16.
- Produced in 1942-43.
-Equipped with four 50-caliber (12.7mm) Browning heavy machine guns on the body that diverted the M3 half-track chassis.
- It has a firing rate of 450 to 555 shots per minute, an initial velocity of 893m/s, and a maximum range of 6767m.
-The gun mount was an M45 type, 360 degree rotation, -10 degree depression angle, 90 degree elevation angle, and an electric motor with a performance of 60 degrees per second for both rotation and elevation.
- Not only the power of anti-aircraft fire, but also the quadruple armament shows great power against ground targets.
- It was also active in the Korean War after World War II and was deployed to the Ground Self-Defense Force.
[Outline of model]
- 1/35 scale, total length 189mm.A plastic model assembly kit that reproduces the American self-propelled anti-aircraft machine gun M16 that appeared in World War II.
-The machine gun seat with four 12.7mm Browning heavy machine guns has a mechanical finish. Just like the actual vehicle, it can rotate 360 degrees even after completion, and the machine gun can be moved up and down in conjunction with the sighting device.
- A Gunner doll is set in the machine gun seat to aim at enemy planes, the driver in the driver's seat looks up at the sky, and the passenger seat has an operator in a tense pose who communicates via radio.
- Ladder frame chassis and open top interior are also realistically reproduced.
*The photo shows the kit assembled and painted.
- Information is as of August 03, 2005.
- Product names, prices, release dates, specifications, etc. are subject to change without notice.
- The kit was released in 1976.
-The set includes a figure with a tense expression and a pose that points its four guns at the approaching German fighters.
( This is a machine translation. Please allow for possible misinterpretations in the text. )
Item Size/Weight : 35 x 20 x 5.2 cm / 391g
Product Specifications
- Item code
- 35081
- JAN code
- 4950344078226
Purchase Information
This item is limited to 3 per household.