M24 'Chaffee' Tank #3 'U.S.A. 1st Armored Division Italy April 1945' 1/43 Diecast Model by AFVs of WWII
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M24 'Chaffee' Tank #3 'U.S.A. 1st Armored Division Italy April 1945' 1/43 Diecast Model by AFVs of WWII
$73.58
- Brand new 1/43 scale diecast model of M24 'Chaffee' Tank #3 'U.S.A. 1st Armored Division - Italy - April 1945' die cast model by AFVs of WWII.
- Brand new box.
- Detailed exterior.
- True-to-scale detail.
- Officially licensed product.
- Comes in plastic display showcase.
- This model does not have any openings.
- Manufacturer's original unopened packaging.
- Made of diecast metal with some plastic parts.
- Dimensions approximately L-5 - W-2.5 - H-2.5 inches.
- The M24 Chaffee - arguably the best light tank of World War II - was a fast - lightly armored vehicle with the ability to deliver relatively large caliber direct fire thanks to its excellent 75 mm M6 gun. More than 4 - 000 vehicles were produced by Cadillac and Massey-Harris from 1943-45. The first vehicles reached Europe in late 1944 - where they proved very effective and highly reliable. At the outset of the Korean War - however - American forces equipped with the M24 Chaffees performed poorly against the enemy's T-34/85s - and these US units were soon augmented with M26 Pershings and M46 Pattons - along with M4A3E8 Shermans armed with the long 76mm gun. The Chaffee remained in American service until 1953 - at which time it was eventually replaced by the M41 Bulldog. After 1945 - the M24 Chaffee was used by many American allies. The French army used them in Indo-China - including at the battle of Dien Bien Phu. Though obsolete by the mid-1960's - it remains in service in some client nations.