Tamiya 35322 - 1/35 Scale Israeli Tank M1 Super Sherman  [35322]

Over 50,000 Shermans of all kinds was indeed produced during WWII. The Shermans which the IDF (Israeli Defense Force) initially procured from various sources was indeed a variety of different variants featuring different hulls, turrets, suspensions, and armaments. But Israel ended up being fundamentally in a position to negotiate the purchase of about 250 M4A1 and M4A3 Shermans from France, and these were armed with all the M1A1/A2 76.2mm main weapon which could better counter the Arab armies' Russian made T-34-85s. Shermans had been additionally produced with two various kinds of suspension system: VVSS (Vertical Volute Spring Suspension) and HVSS (Horizontal Volute Spring Suspension). The latter offered better performance as well as IDF fundamentally modified their tanks towards HVSS standard. Ergo the IDF designated its 76.2mm gun-armed HVSS-equipped Shermans as M1 Super Shermans and several for the saw their very first action during the Sinai Campaign in 1956.

Specs and Features

• 1/35 scale synthetic construction kit style of the Israeli M1 Super Sherman.
• The belated type turret, that has been loaded with a one-piece loader's hatch and a muzzle stopping system, is accurately reproduced based on the thorough research of a genuine car.
• Cast hull is correctly rendered.
• VVSS kind suspension system
• Belt-type tracks included to depict the T54E1 kind on the real M1 Super Sherman.
• Includes 2 team figures and 3 types of markings.