Cobi 2535 M3 Gun Motor Carriage

COBI 2536 M3 Half-Track US Gun Moto Carriage WWII - 576 Bricks - Lego compatible - SET NUOVO
 
The M3 Gun Motor Carriage (GMC) was a United States Army tank destroyer equipped with a 75 mm M1897A4 gun, which was built by the Autocar Company during World War II. After observing the new and often decisive, uses of armored vehicles on both sides during the French campaign of 1940, the US Army decided that it required a 75 mm self-propelled gun, based on the chassis of the M3 Half-track. This was initially known as the T12. However, after the addition of features such as the gun shield from the M2A3 (a carriage for the M1897A4), the new vehicle entered production under the name M3 Gun Motor Carriage (or M3 GMC). Because the number of M2A3 gun shields available was insufficient for the M3 GMC order, a new gun shield was designed. Variants featuring the new shield were designated M3A1 GMC. The T12/M3 first served in the Philippines Campaign in 1942 with the Provisional Field Artillery Brigade in the anti-tank and the fire-support role. It then served in North Africa in tank destroyer battalions. It was used ineffectively in the Battle of Kasserine Pass and several other engagements, but was used with success in the Battle of El Guettar. It also served in the Allied invasion of Sicily, but was eventually superseded by the M10 tank destroyer. A total of 2,203 were produced, of which 1,361 were converted back into M3A1 half-tracks. The M3 GMC also served in the Pacific theater, starting with the Battle of Saipan. It proved effective against the Japanese Type 95 Ha-Go and Type 97 Chi-Ha tanks. It later served in the Battle of Okinawa, the Battle of Peleliu and many other island battles.
 
576 bricks
1 figure: Soldier
Easy to follow instruction manual
Compatible with LEGO and other leading brands of construction blocks
Model dimensions: (length x width x height) 24,5 cm x 8,5 cm x 11, 5cm
 
Das Halbkettenfahrzeug M3 (engl. Personnel Carrier, Half-track M3) ist ein gepanzerter Truppentransporter, der von den Streitkräften der USA während des Zweiten Weltkriegs in großen Stückzahlen und in zahlreichen Varianten benutzt wurde.
Im Gegensatz zu dem kürzeren M2 Halbkettenfahrzeug, das vorwiegend als Zugmaschine für die Artillerie vorgesehen war, war der Haupteinsatzzweck des M3 der Mannschaftstransport. Gegenüber den zeitgleich verwendeten, vergleichbaren deutschen Fahrzeugen der Schützenpanzerwagen Sd.Kfz. 251 Reihe, war das M3 Halbkettenfahrzeug wesentlich einfacher konstruiert und billiger zu produzieren.