In this war, with the emergence of medium PzKpfw IV tanks equipped with 75mm long guns and heavy PzKpfw V panther and PzKpfw VI Tiger tanks in German armored forces, the armor penetration capacity of 75mm m3 artillery of the United States was insufficient. In order to solve this problem, the installation of the test T23 tank turret with 76mm M1 long tube gun masked on M62 was carried out on M4. From January 1944 to April 1945, the mass production of M4 tanks with T23 turret continued until April 1945. All Sherman tanks equipped with 76mm artillery are named "(76)". M4A3E8 is the last type of Sherman, which can be said to be an outstanding work at that time. The balance of various abilities is very good. Its balance in firepower, armor and mobility can be compared with T-34 / 85 of Russia and Panther of Germany.
| Item No | 61619 |
| Item Name | M4A3E8 Medium Tank - Early |
| Bar Code | 9580208616193 |
| Scale | 1:16 |
| Item Type | Plastic Model Armor Kit |
| Model Brief | Length: 471.6mm Width: 186.2mm |
| Total Parts | 2200+ |
| Metal Parts | spring , track shaft , copper cable , main gun barrel,machine gun barrel |
| Photo Etched Parts | 1 piece |
| Film Parts | n/a |
| Resin Parts | n/a |
| Total Sprues | 30 sprues , upper hull , lower hull and turret |
| Released Date | 2022-04 |
| More Features | The kit consists of over 2200 parts >the kit w/refined detail >multi-slide moulded lower hull and upper hull > 170 3D printed induced teeth >1 figure included >320 individual track links >Photo-eteched parts included |
This is the first plastic 1/16 Sherman Tank to hit the market. It represents an early M4A3E8 but has minor flaws. The turret is an early 76mm version with the split loaders hatch, while the gun travel lock is a post WW2 version and the tracks are T-80 style, wrong for an early version in WW2, (should be T-66). The T-80 tracks would be proper for a Korean War version with the single smaller loaders hatch. I will kit bash the up and coming Andy's Hobby Headquarters Sherman with this kit so that I will have a good Korean War and WW2 version. by trading there turrets.