Tamiya 35039 - 1/35 U.S. M3 Tank Lee WWII  [35039]

About the U.S. M3 Tank Lee

The moderate Tank M3 ended up being an US tank used during World War II. In Britain the tank finished up being called by two names based on the turret setup. Tanks employing US pattern turrets was in fact called the "General Lee", referred to as after Confederate General Robert E. Lee. Variants utilizing British pattern turrets had been known as "General Grant", referred to as after U.S. General Ulysses S. give.
Design commenced in July 1940, and also the initial M3s was functional in belated 1941. The U.S. Army needed a fantastic tank and along side United Kingdom's fascination with 3,650 moderate tanks straight away, the Lee started manufacturing by belated 1940. The M3 wound up being well armed and armored the period, but because of design flaws (high silhouette, archaic sponson mounting of primary tool, below-average off-road performance) it was not satisfactory and had been withdrawn from front line responsibility if the M4 Sherman became obtainable in sizeable amounts.

Features

• Extremely accurate fixed display model
• Detailed plastic songs
• Realistic commander figure
• Illustrated guidelines