Tamiya item 25196 - M8 Combat Patrol Set - 1/35 scale Armored Cars Military Series assembly kit
A Versatile Design
The M8 "Greyhound" had been a significant cog in WWII U.S. army device, a straightforward light armored car with an available top turret and 37mm weapon that could fire an array of various rounds. Some automobiles moreover had a supplementary band mount. Possessing a rear mounted 110hp gas engine and six-wheel drive, this mobile vehicle could achieve rates as high as 88.5km/h. 8,500 happen produced between March 1943 and April 1944, and plenty of ended up being active in mechanized units inside European movie theater, some supplied towards free French Forces alongside Allied nations just like the british, and various nations following the cessation of hostilities.
