Detailed turret interior including stowage and gun breech Detailed hull interior with crew and ammo stowage Later on folding panels were developed for protection against shell fragments, these were adopted by the M36B2. Field modifications, particularly additional roof iron plating, were hastily performed by the crews.
However, due to its open-top turret the tank was vulnerable to shell fragments and snipers. The M36's turret mounted the 90 mm gun M3 allowing the tank to nail down any known German tanks at 1000 to 2500m range depending on the armour thickness. This new tank was nicknamed "Jackson" in reference to the Confederate General of the Civil War, Stonewall Jackson. The American tank destroyer M36 was designed in 1943 when the US Army needed a powerful vehicle to combat German Panther and Tiger tanks. The M3 served with the British army till the end of the war, though in smaller numbers than those used by the Americans.Īcademy 1:35 - M36/M36B2 US Army "Battle of the Bulge" - Plastic Figure Model Kit # 13501 In some cases the turret was removed for the sake of lighter weight and better mobility (such versions were known as "Stuart Recce"), some other units were transformed to either armoured personnel carriers ("Stuart Kangaroo") or command vehicles ("Stuart Command"). In the following years the British usually avoided using Stuarts in tank-to tank fights, deploying them mostly in reconnaissance operations. In 1941 the British army had 700 Stuart tanks in service, 170 of which were deployed in Operation Crusader in North Africa. Though Stuarts surpassed most of the Axis tanks in many respects, the operation was unsuccessful due to the poor tactics of British troops. The tank production lasted from 1941 to 1943. The vehicle was armed with a 37mm M5 gun (which was later replaced with a longer M6 version) and a several Browning machine guns. That name stuck and in British service the M3 was often referred to as "Honey".Ĭompared to the previous Light Tank M2, the Stuart had an improved suspension, better gun recoil mechanism and thicker armour, unusual for a light tank. When a British tankman saw the tank for the first time, he remarked "She's a honey". "Stuart" was a nickname given in reference to James Stuart, an American Confederate States Army general of the Civil War. Subsequently it was deployed by the Allies until the capitulation of Germany. The M3 Stuart was an American light tank that had been delivered to British forces by the US Government during WWII, before the Americans officially entered the war. Notify me when this product is available:Īcademy 1:35 - M3 Stuart "Honey" British version (Replaces ACA01399) - Plastic Model Kit # 13270 Model Dimensions: Length 310mm, Width 62mm In the following months the Molch was used in a number of operations but overall proved to be ineffective in combat and its use was reduced to training for more advanced submarines. Ten out of the twelve submarines were lost and the remaining two were sunk by the Allies shortly after. The Molch was first used to attack Allied battleships during the Allied Operation Dragoon. 393 submarines were built in total, all by AG Weser in Bremen. The Molch was fully electrical, carried two G7e torpedoes - one on each side of the craft, and had a range of 64 km at 5 knots (9.3 km/h). It was the first mini-submarine of the Kriegsmarine. If your item was not purchased on, please review the return policy where your item was purchased.The German Molch was an 11 ton one-man midget submarine built in 1944. Our return policy may differ on our other marketplaces such as eBay.
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