AFV Club AF35S64 1/35 Scale, 3in Gun M5 On Carriage M1 Top, Plastic Model Kit (AFV35S64)

1/35 3 Gun M5 On Carige M1 Ball Model Contents

• Plastic injection parts
• Decal
• Photo Etched
• Assembly guide.

1/35 3 Gun M5 On Carriage M1 Ball Model Features

• Disasted plastic parts.
• Use a frame scissors to remove the parts.
• Use a model knife and sanding to clean the burr in the parts.
• Fill the gaps between the parts with filling material and sanding.
• There is no adhesive and paint in the box.
• You can make the necessary jerking with the assembly guide in it.
• It is recommended to paint it with the colors specified in the guide.

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The 3 -inch weapon M5 was a tank weapon developed in the United States during the Second World War. The weapon combined the 3 -inch (76.2 mm) anti -aircraft weapon T9 barrel and the elements of the 105 mm howitzer M2. The M5 was given to only the US army tank hunter battalions starting from 1943. He saw war on the Italian expedition and the western front in Northwest Europe. While the M5 performed better than previous tank weapons in the US service, its effective use was prevented due to its heavy weight and ammunition problems. The losses suffered by TD battalions taken in the Bulge Battle and the existence of more active, better protected alternatives in the form of self -driven tank hunters led to the gradual abolition of the M5 from the facade line service in 1945.

In October 1943, the first battalion - 805. - He came to Italy. Later, the M5 saw war in the Italian campaign and in Northwest Europe. One of the most remarkable collisions took place in August 1944 during the attacks against Mortain. 30. 823 connected to the Infantry Division. The number of other vehicles, although at the expense of losing ten of his weapons. In addition to the role of tanks, the weapon was often used to support division artillery or to provide direct fever to enemy fortifications (for example, 614. Enemy Police Station, 139 hit. Although the M5 easily performed better than the old tank weapons in the US service, it was large and heavy - it made it difficult to put it in a position - and its anti -armor features caused a little disappointment. An APDS tour for M5 has never been improved; There was an apcr bullet (see the following ammunition table), but it is not clear whether the TD battalions taken in the backup were given. As a result of the deficiencies mentioned, the commanders and troops often preferred an alternative in the form of a swap motorized tank hunters offering better protection for better mobility, as well as better protection for their crew. The largest test of TD battalions and M5 balls came during the Bulge War. In this war, the tank hunter units fought much less successfully than self -driven ones and lost much more. In the first US army, tank hunter losses were 119 and 86 of them were 3 -inch balls. In the defense actions against the German tank attacks, the Kundu motorized tank hunters succeeded in 14 from 16, while 3 -inch balls accomplished this in only 2 of 9. The ratio of friendly losses to enemy losses was 1: 1.3 in the troops withdrawn, but it was much better 1: 6 in motor units. 823. A report from the Tank Hunter Battalion, "tank hunter weapons one by one side of the enemy tanks and small weapons and machine gun fire with the personnel applied by weapons" said. Taking into account the latest war experience, on January 11, 1945, the war department approved the request for transforming the TD battalions into self -driven form. This decision meant gradual abolition of the M5, a process that continued until the end of the war in Europe. Today, the M5 is used by the US army for ceremonial purposes. The Old Guard Presidency Greetings Weapons Cuttors currently have ten M5 Battery for service in Fort Myer in the National Capital Region.