HOBBY BOSS 82424 US ARMY M26 "PERSHING" HEAVY TANK (LATE WWII AND KOREA)
1/35 SCALE:
DESCRIPTION:
The T26E3 Pershing was introduced to the US forces in limited numbers in early 1945 and was welcomed by the troops who finally had something to take on the German armour on more equal terms. The Pershing could have been with the troops earlier in 1944 but the decision was made rightly or wrongly to stick with the Shermans (a decision I agree with) for logistic and shipping concerns.
It was a great departure from the High set Sherman and offered a good mix of heavier Armour and a hard hitting M3 90 mm gun, the best and heaviest US tank gun of the war. The only real problem with it was that the Ford GAF V8 engine as fitted to the lighter M4A3 Sherman suffered due to the extra weight of the Pershing (77,000 lbs). This problem was to stay with the M26 family up until the introduction of the 810 bhp Continental engine in the M46 (a re-engined and up gunned M26).
FEATURES:
* Item No: 82424
* Item Name: M26 Pershing Heavy Tank
* Scale: 1/35
* Item Type: Static kit
* Model Dimensions: Length 241.29 mm Width: 100.9 mm Height: 90.45 mm
* Total Plastic Parts: 319pcs
* Total Sprues: 10 Sprues plus lower hull, upper hull, turret
* Chrome plated Parts: n/a
* Camouflage Scheme: U.S. Army, Korea War, 1951
* Resin Parts: n/a
* Metal Parts: n/a
* Photo Etched Parts: photo etched mesh grill
* Film Accessory: n/a
* Released Date: 2009-04
* More Features:
Fully detailed Interior engine compartment
2-Directional slide molded lower hull
The engine cover can be fixed in the open or closed position
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