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US 75mm Howitzer Motor Carriage M8 Tank - Unidentified Unit, European Theatre of Operations, 1944-'45 (1:72 Scale)
US 75mm Howitzer Motor Carriage M8 Tank - Unidentified Unit, European Theatre of Operations, 1944-'45

Hobby Master US 75mm Howitzer Motor Carriage M8 Tank - Unidentified Unit, European Theatre of Operations, 1944-'45




 
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Hobby Master HG4912 US 75mm Howitzer Motor Carriage M8 Tank - Unidentified Unit, European Theatre of Operations, 1944-'45 (1:72 Scale) "The only way you can win a war is to attack and keep on attacking, and after you have done that, keep attacking some more."
- General George S. Patton Jr., January 1945

The 75 mm Howitzer Motor Carriage M8, sometimes known as the M8 Scott, was a self-propelled howitzer vehicle of the United States developed during the Second World War. It was developed on the chassis of the then-new Light Tank M5 (General Stuart VI). The test vehicle had the standard M5 turret removed, and replaced with an open topped turret, this vehicle was designated the T47.

Armament consisted of a new open topped turret armed with a 75 mm M2 howitzer, later an 75 mm M3 howitzer, which were reworks of the M1A1 pack howitzer. It carried 46 rounds of 75 mm ammunition; types of ammunition carried were Smoke M89 and H.E. (High Explosive) M48. It featured no coaxial or hull mounted Browning M1919A4 .30-06 machine guns as featured on standard Light Tank M5s. The only other armament was Browning M2HB .50 cal machine gun for local area, and anti-aircraft defense; 400 rounds of .50 cal were stowed onboard for the M2HB.

Pictured here is a 1:72 scale replica of a US 75 mm Howitzer Motor Carriage M8 Tank that saw action in the European Theatre of Operations during the winter of 1944-'45. Sold Out!

Dimensions:
Length: 2-1/2-inches
Width: 1-1/4-inches

Release Date: July 2015

Features
  • Plastic construction
  • Static tracks
  • Rotating turret
  • Elevating gun
  • Accurate markings and insignia
  • Comes with acrylic display case

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