1:35 British M10 IIC Achilles
Tank Destroyer
Item# 35366

Description

This is a Tamiya model replica of the British Achilles tank
destroyer. The Achilles was a modification of the M10s which
Britain received from the U.S., with the original 3-inch main gun
replaced by the fearsome British 17 pounder. The vast majority
of M10s were the M10 IIC variant, which was based upon the
late-production M10 with distinctive enlarged turret-rear
counterweight. Around 1,000 were produced between Spring 1944 and
the end of WWII, the Allied forces making good use of it after
the Normandy landings, benefiting from the power of the gun which
allowed it to tear through Tiger I front armor.

- 1/35 scale plastic model assembly kit.
- Features newly-molded parts depicting the upper hull with its
sloped armor, late production M10 turret counterweight, and long
17 pound gun.
- Interior features depictions of shell racks and multi-part
17pdr gun breech.
- Comes with 3 full body figures – gunner and loader seated in
the fighting compartment, and commander seated on the turret edge
– plus a driver torso figure.
- Lower hull, suspension, wheel and track parts are carried over
from the acclaimed Tamiya 1/35 model of the M10 that served as
the Achilles’ base.
- New sprocket wheel parts depict late M10 components.
- Marking options depict 93rd Anti-Tank Regiment (Italy, 1944)
and 75th Anti-Tank Regiment (NW Europe) vehicles.