Dragon Military 1/35 M4 (105) Howitzer Tank Kit

More than 50,000 examples of the famous M4 Sherman tank were built in the USA, meaning only the Russian T-34 was produced in greater numbers during WWII. Throughout production a great number of M4 variants were spawned, among them a tank armed with a 105mm howitzer gun. The rationale behind this vehicle was to create a tank able to provide fire support missions against hardened targets such as bunkers or buildings harboring enemy soldiers. The 105mm howitzer-armed tank could carry 66 rounds of ammunition, and it operated with a crew of five men. These howitzer tanks were used by both the US Army and by the USMC in the Pacific theater. 

Features:

• Newly tooled machine gun pintle mount 
• Newly tooled rotor and gun shields 
• Newly tooled engine deck w/splash guard 
• Newly tooled U-shaped groove, ventilation cover made from photo-etched metal 
• Newly tooled aiming-stake rack 
• New spare track on rear armor plate 
• Two types of cupola provided as option 
• Mantlet end-pieces designed as separate parts to fully replicate details 
• M4 105mm turret produced w/side-mold technology 
• Turret secondary ventilation fan 
• Mount for turret canvas recreated in delicate detail 
• Rear hull detail accurately produced 
• Pistol part produced w/slide-mold technology 
• Detailed loader's hatch 
• Periscope, cover and mount details are accurately represented w/separate parts 
• Upper-hull w/weld-line detail authentically produced 
• Hull side plates are accurately produced w/correct horizontal upper edge 
• Slide-molded 105mm barrel is produced 
• Turret-lop MG pedestal w/accurate design 
• Late MG and barrel storage brackets w/great detail 
• On-vehicle tools are realistically produced 
• Two types of sprockets provided as option 
• Finely rendered headlight and horn guards 
• Detailed hatch-periscope units w/clear parts and guards 
• Tow hooks w/fine detail 
• DS T48 track w/EEC (Duckbills)