Tamiya 35323 - 1/35 Scale Israeli Tank M51  [35323]

Through 1960's, the Israeli Ordnance Corps upgraded their M4A1 Sherman tanks by equipping these with the effective French 105mm CN-105-F1 tank tool and in addition they was in truth redesignated as M51s. The greater high priced unit implied a muzzle stopping system finished up being put up to reduce the larger recoil impact and a counterweight completed up being worthy of the trunk for the turret. The 460hp diesel engine which means mixture of the Horizontal Volute Spring Suspension (HVSS) and wider T80 tracks offered the M51 improved freedom. Through the whole Six-Day War in 1967, the M51s was in fact used against newer T-54/55 tanks along side JS-3 tanks from Egyptian, Iraqi, and Syrian armies. The M51's 105mm weapon could undertake these adversaries using TEMPERATURE ammo. After the war, these M51s proceeded to make with huge difference until they was in fact finally resigned in the early 1980s.

Specs & characteristics:

• 1/35 scale synthetic construction kit. (brand-new Tooling)
• Length: 257mm, Width: 86mm.
• The Sherman's turret and hull details in addition to distinctive features, like the 105mm gun, bustle counterweight, and muzzle brake, have been accurately reproduced.
• Turret and top hull function practical cast steel area texture.
• The paid down hull details in addition to the HVSS suspension system system system are precisely rendered.
• Belt-type tracks realistically reproduce the T80 tracks.
• Accessories such as tools and jerry cans provide heightened scale presence.
• 1 commander and 1 loader torso figures and 3 types of markings included