Tamiya 1/35 MM Series 350 USA M10 Destroyable Tank (Medium-Term Type) japan NEW

Plastic military vehicle model assembly kit

【US Tank Destroyer Trump】
The M10 was developed as the first American tank destroyer to compete against powerful German tanks.
The chassis of the M4A2 Sherman tank equipped with a diesel engine is diverted, and a powerful 3 inch (76.2 mm) cannon is mounted on the open top type revolving turret.
The upper body and the turret adopt an excellent inclined armor at the beginning of ballistic escape, and realized a low posture silhouette.
In addition, the armor thickness was modest because priority was given to mobility, but the vehicle body and turret were equipped with bolts in advance so that additional armor could be attached if necessary.
About 5,000 cars were produced from September 1942 to December 1943.
The M10, which excels in mobility and firepower, is the first to cross fire with German troops in the Tunisian front in March 1943, and struggles as the main equipment of the Tank Destroyer Battalion in the Italian Front, the North West European Front, and the Pacific Front.

【About the model】
It is a plastic model assembly kit of the US Army and M10 tank destroyer.
★ 1/35 scale, total length 196mm, total width 88mm.
★ A realistic modeling of a skeleton with a large bolted inclined armor based on coverage of a real vehicle.
★ The open top turret reproduces the interior of the battle room such as the loading unit of a 3-inch gun, a sighting instrument, and a cannonball rack with a three-dimensional effect.
★ The cast pattern of the front of the vehicle and shield, the weld pattern of the upper part of the vehicle and the turret are also expressed by the delicate mold.
★ The periscope is also part of the driver's hatch of the opening and closing selection type.
★ T51 type crawler belt with square rubber pad adopts real, easy belt type.
★ The doll that fits in the open top turret is a set of three bodies that have a sense of tension during battle.
★ With two types of decals of tank destroyer squadron car belonging to the European Front.

(From the Tamiya website)