1:35 US Tank Destroyer M-18 Hellcat
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Pioneer of Tank Destroyer

The M18 Hellcat was an American tank destroyer developed to
counter the German Army tanks, and it featured an open top design

turret and powerful 76mm gun, plus a main gun breech rotated 45
degrees around the gun barrel to save space in the turret
interior. It had a compact, lightweight hull, automatic
transmission and the first torsion bar suspension seen on U.S.
armor. Its radial 9-cylinder engine at the hull rear was capable
of 80km/h maximum speed which was the highest speed among tracked

vehicles during WWII. The production started in July, 1943 and
the Hellcat was in service for the first time at the Italian
Front in 1944. After that, this tank destroyer was deployed in
the North-Western European and Pacific War theaters, notably
besting the German Army tanks with super performance and
firepower based on hit-and-run tactics. The Hellcat contributed
to U.S. victory as a pioneer of tank destroyers.

About the Model

This is a 1/35 scale plastic model assembly kit. Length: 192mm,
width: 80mm.

- Exhaustive studies of the actual tank enabled this precise
recreation of the compact form equipped with the powerful 76mm
gun.
- The main gun breech, shell rack, transceiver and turning gears
add the realism to the turret interior.
- The gun shield canvas cover surface texture is faithfully
reproduced.
- Clear parts are included to recreate the headlight lens.
- Features the complex suspension captured with ergonomic parts
breakdown.
- Assembly type single pin tracks have one-piece straight
sections.
- Includes one figure to depict a standing tank soldier.
- Comes with two marking options to recreate Italian Front
vehicles.