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Polish M4A4 Sherman Medium Tank - Motorized Artillery Regiment, Polish 1st Armored Division, Falaise Gap, 1944 (1:72 Scale)
Polish M4A4 Sherman Medium Tank - Motorized Artillery Regiment, Polish 1st Armored Division, Falaise Gap, 1944

Dragon Polish M4A4 Sherman Medium Tank - Motorized Artillery Regiment, Polish 1st Armored Division, Falaise Gap, 1944




 
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Dragon DRR60278 Polish M4A4 Sherman Medium Tank - Motorized Artillery Regiment, Polish 1st Armored Division, Falaise Gap, 1944 (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 M4 Sherman medium tank was regarded by many as the workhorse of the US Army during World War II. In fact, virtually all of the Allied armies employed the Sherman in their armed forces, including the British, who developed an upgunned variant called the "Firefly". Eleven different US plants manufactured six basic models of the Sherman, and by June 1944 over 49,234 battle-ready vehicles had been produced. While it was no match for the German Panther or Tiger tanks, the Sherman soldiered on, using its weight in numbers to wrest control of Europe from the Wehrmacht.

Early Shermans mounted a 75mm medium-velocity general-purpose gun. Later M4A1, M4A2, and M4A3 models received the larger T23 turret with a high-velocity 76mm gun M1, which traded reduced HE and smoke performance for improved anti-tank performance. The British offered the QF 17 pounder (76.2 mm) anti-tank gun with its significant armour penetration but a significant initial (later rectified) HE shortcoming to the Americans but the US Ordnance Department was working on a 90mm tank gun and declined. Later M4 and M4A3 were factory-produced with a 105mm howitzer and a new distinctive mantlet in the original turret. The first standard-production 76mm-gun Sherman was an M4A1 accepted in January 1944 and the first standard-production 105mm-howitzer Sherman was an M4 accepted in February 1944.

This release shows an accurately marked vehicle from the 1st Motorized Artillery Regiment, Polish 1st Armored Division. This division landed in Normandy in 1944 with II Canadian Corps and its most memorable action was in helping close the Falaise Gap from August 19th to the 22nd thus entrapping huge numbers of German soldiers. The division later participated in the liberation of Belgium and Holland. Sold Out!

Dimensions:
Length: 3-1/4-inches
Width: 1-1/2-inches

Release Date: February 2007

Features
  • Highly popular and collectible item
  • True to 1:72 scale
  • Fully accurate mold
  • Realistic olive drab color
  • Fully assembled
  • Historically accurate markings and insignia
  • Includes protective display case

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5 of 5 Polish M4A4 December 18, 2010
Reviewer: William Beasley from Indianapolis, IN United States  
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