35039 U.S. M3 Tank Lee WWII - Tamiya 1/35  [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 in line with the turret setup. Tanks using United States pattern turrets was in reality called the "General Lee", referred to as after Confederate General Robert E. Lee. Variants utilizing British pattern turrets had been known as "General Grant", called after U.S. General Ulysses S. give.
Design commenced in July 1940, and also the initial M3s had been functional in belated 1941. The U.S. Army needed an excellent tank and along with United Kingdom's fascination with 3,650 moderate tanks immediately, the Lee started manufacturing by belated 1940. The M3 finished up being well armed and armored the period, but as a result of design flaws (high silhouette, archaic sponson mounting of main tool, below-average off-road performance) it absolutely was not satisfactory and was withdrawn from front line obligation if the M4 Sherman became for sale in sizeable quantities.

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• Exceptionally accurate fixed display model
• Detailed synthetic songs
• Realistic commander figure
• Illustrated directions