ACADEMY PLASTIC HOBBY MODEL KIT 1/35 US Medium Tank M4A3 Sherman 105mm & M1 Dozer Blade

The Sherman was originally Intended to carry a 75mm maim gun. But the turret design also incorporated features to allow a 105mm howitzer to be fitted. Soon after Sherman production started. work also bagan on developing a satisfactory mount for the M4 105. The M4A3 Sherman tank was used In both the European and Pacific Theaters of Oparations, during World War II. It also served in the Korean War. It was designed to support the infantry, giving them additional firepower when advancing. There were few vehicles fitted with HVSS deployed to Europe. but there were some. so in that regard the kit represents a culmination In Sherman development, In the Pacific, it was also used with a bulldozer blade mounted on the front to cut a path through the thick jungle. The bulldozer blade was a valuable, new battlefield tool. A 1943 field modification added the hydraulic dozer blade from a Caterpillar D8 bulldozer to an M4 Sherman. The later M1 dozer blade was standardized to fit any Sherman with VVSS suspension.

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