Academy Military 1/35 M10 GMC US Army Destroyer Normandy Invasion Kit

70th Anniversary Normandy InvasionOriginally developed as part of a mobile tank destroyer force in 1941, the M10 was composite solution to a complex problem. The US Army used a modified M4 Sherman chassis to transport a 76mm (3 inch) anti-aircraft gun in an open-top turret. The US was not the only ones to adapt an AA gun for anti-tank duties, the Germans used the 88mm AA gun against British and US armor in North Africa with devastating results. Detailed road wheels and suspension system Detailed transmission Detailed driver's station Detailed radio operator's station w/radio set Positionable crew hatches Ammunition racks with ammo tubes Grouser racks on the rear hull sides Choice of photo-etch or styrene light guards Nicely detailed M7 76.2mm main gun in open-top turret .30 caliber and .50 caliber machine guns on turret-top pintles Nice selection of external stowage gear and pioneering tools