M18 Hellcat Tank Destroyer Cat USA 805th Battalion Italy 1944 1/43 Diecast Model
Brand new 1/43 scale diecast model of M18 Hellcat Tank Destroyer "Black Cat" "U.S.A. 805th Tank Destroyer Battalion, Italy, 1944" 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-6, W-2.25, H-3 inches. The M18 Hellcat is a tank destroyer that was used by the United States Army in World War II and the Korean War. It was the fastest U.S. armored fighting vehicle on the road. This speed was attained by keeping armor to a minimum, using the innovative Torqmatic automatic transmission, and by equipping the relatively light vehicle with the same main gun used on some variants of the much larger Sherman tank.?? Entering service in 1944, the M18 served primarily in Western Europe, but was also present in the Pacific. M18 stren