Built 1/35 WWII Achilles/M10 Tank Destroyer w/interior

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Built 1/35 WWII Achilles/M10 Tank Destroyer w/interior Very well built (I'd like to say Im a "pro" but t are others so much better than me!) American/British M10/Achillies 17 pdr. tank destroyer, AFV club kit...very nice! Detail includes interior with crew compartment and lower turret compartment and turned aluminum barrel for the "no seam" look. Very well painted and slightly weatd with washes, acrylics and pastels. From Wikipedia: The M10 was numerically the most important U.S. tank destroyer of World War II. In its combat debut in Tunisia in 1943 during the North African campaign , the M10 was successful as its M7 3-inch gun could destroy most German tanks then in service. The M10's heavy chassis did not conform to the tank destroyer doctrine of employing very light high-speed vehicles, and starting in mid-1944 it began to be supplemented by the 76mm Gun Motor Carriage M18 "Hellcat" . Later in the Battle of Normandy the M10's gun proved to be ineffective against the frontal armor of the newer German Tiger and Panther tanks , and although it remained in service until the end of the war, by the fall of 1944 it was beginning to be replaced in US service by the improved 90mm Gun Motor Carriage M36 . In the Pacific war , US Army M10s were used for infantry support but were unpopular due to their open-topped turrets, which made them more vulnerable than a fully-enclosed tank to Japanese close-in infantry attacks .Approximately 54 M10s were supplied to the USSR though their use by the Red Army service is largely unrecorded. The M10 also equipped units of the Free French Army; one M10 named Sirocco , part of the Régiment Blindé de Fusiliers Marins composed of French sailors , famously knocked out a Panther on the Place de la Concorde during the liberation of Paris . British M10s were designated as (Gun) 3 inch Self Propelled Wolverine (3in SP Wolverine) or "M10 3 in SP" and as with all British self-propelled guns were operated by Royal Artillery units. They saw action in Italy and France, including some upgunned with the more effective 17-pounder gun (as the 17pdr SP Achilles ).The M10's open-topped turret left the crew vulnerable to artillery and mortar fire as well as infantry close assault, especially in urban combat and wooded areas. By the end of the war its armor was too thin to provide protection from the newer German tanks and anti-tank guns. The other main disadvantage of the M10 was its very slow speed of turret rotation, as the turret traverse was unpowered and the crew was had to hand-crank the turret round. It took approximately two minutes to rotate a full 360 degrees. U.S. tank destroyers fired many more high-explosive shells than anti-tank ammunition, indicating that they were employed much like the tanks they were supposed to support. [citation needed ]The post-war American film star Audie Murphy earned his Medal of Honor at the Battle of the Colmar Pocket when he used the heavy machine gun of an abandoned and burning M10 to repel German infantry despite the vehicle taking several more hits from tanks or artillery. Type Tank destroyer Place of origin United States Specifications Weight 29.6 tonnes (65,000 lb) Length 6.83 m (22.41 ft) (w/ gun) 5.97 m (19.6 ft) (w/o gun) Width 3.05 m (10 ft) Height 2.57 m (8.43 ft) Crew 5 (Commander, (3×) gun crew, driver) Armor 9 to 57.2 mm (0.3 to 2.3 in) Primary armament 3" (76.2 mm) Gun M7 54 rounds Secondary armament .50 cal Browning M2HB machine gun 300 rounds Engine General Motors 6046 Twin Diesel 6-71 375 hp (276 kW )Power/weight 12.5 hp/tonne Suspension Vertical Volute Spring Suspension (VVSS) Operational range 300 km (186 mi) Speed 51 km/h (32 mph) Diorama base and any figures are for demo/scale purposes only and are not included in the listing. Auction is for the armor piece (and all attached stowage/accessories) only. I combine shipping so please check out my other Armor/Figures listings. Postage quoted is for USA/48 only. International buyers please contact me first for shipping quote. Item will be packed... read more

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