Sherman M4A3E8 "Easy Eight"

Sherman M4A3E8 'Easy Eight' SKU 402418003 Scale: 28mm - 1/56th 1 Vehicle 1 Crew ResinMetal Parts Requires Assembly This product is supplied unassembled and unpainted. Glue and paints not included. Decals not provided. The M4 Sherman was originally fitted with an M3 75mm gun. It was deemed that losses from superior German Panzers during WW2 were higher than expected. The M1A1 76mm gun was an improvement but the turret on the original M4 Sherman was too small to take it. This led to delays whilst a new turret was designed. The new M4A3E8/M4A3(76)W HVSS 'Easy Eight' was thus launched in late 1944. As well as the new gun, the 76mm version also had wet storage ammunition stowage to reduce fire hazards. Later models also used Horizontal Volute Spring Suspension (HVSS) and were designed to replace the vertical volute with tougher horizontal springs. In Korea, the ‘Easy Eight’ would be involved in nearly half of all tank on tank engagements with enemy armour. Between July and Nove