Overall length: 172mm, overall width: 76mm. Plastic assembly model kit based on the main tank of the WWII U.S., the M4 Sherman. Use this set in combination with any US vehicle set such as the M8 Greyhound or 2.5ton 6X6 Cargo Truck for an authentic 1/35 scale diorama. These figures wear late WWII winter uniforms overflowing with rich detail. This version was also equipped with wet ammo storage bins, which helped prevent internal fires, a weakness of earlier Shermans.Īny number of exciting dioramas is made possible with this M4A3 Sherman tank and 3 infantrymen set. To the turret, a cupola for the commander and hatch for the loader were added. The late production version first rolled out of the factories in February 1944 with an angled front hull and 63.5mm armored plate. The representative version of this tank was the 75mm gun-equipped M4A3 Sherman, which was housed a V8 450hp Ford engine. Although the Allies were initially sent reeling, courageous troops and rugged armor such as the Sherman tank eventually turned the tides of battle. In the South, the Seventh Army clashed with the U.S. In the center, the fifth Panzer Army hit the 106th Division, the 14th Cavalry Group and part of the 28th Division. In the north, the Sixth Panzer Army struck the U.S. A massive German counteroffensive was underway along the 85-mile Ardennes front. 
Seconds later, shells exploded around him and he realized that the lights were the muzzle flashes of hundreds of German guns. On Dec 16, 1944, an American sentry reported countless “pinpoints of light” flickering along the German line. The end looked near for Germany unless they could succeed in a great offensive push, which is exactly what they attempted. Italy had been liberated and the Allies were quickly moving through France and the Low Counties. Russia was closing in on the Eastern front while American bombing raids were devastating German cities.
It was late 1944 and Germany was clearly losing the war.
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