Cobi 2550 Sherman M4A3E2 "Jumbo"
COBI 2550 M3 Sherman M4A3E2 "Jumbo" US Army WWII Tank - 720 Bricks - Lego compatible - SET NUOVO
The M4 Sherman, officially Medium Tank, M4, was the most widely used medium tank by the United States and Western Allies in World War II. The M4 Sherman proved to be reliable, relatively cheap to produce, and available in great numbers. It was also the basis of several successful tank destroyers, such as the M10, Achilles and M36. Tens of thousands were distributed through the Lend-Leaseprogram to the British Commonwealth and Soviet Union. The tank was named by the British for the American Civil War general William Tecumseh Sherman.
From May to July 1944, the Army accepted a limited run of 254 M4A3E2 Jumbo Shermans, which had very thick hull armor and the 75 mm gun in a new, better- protected T23-style turret, in order to assault fortifications. The M4A3 model was the first to be factory-produced with the horizontal volute spring suspension (HVSS) system with wider tracks to distribute weight, beginning in August 1944. With the smooth ride of the HVSS, it gained the nickname “Easy Eight” from its experimental “E8” designation. The M4 and M4A3 105 mm-armed tanks, as well as the M4A1 and M4A2 76 mm-armed tanks, were also eventually equipped with HVSS. Both the Americans and the British developed a wide array of special attachments for the Sherman, although few saw combat, remaining experimental. Those that saw action included a bulldozer blade, the Duplex Drive system, flamethrowers for Zippo flame tanks, and various rocket launchers such as the T34 Calliope. British variants (DDs and mine flails) formed part of the group of specialized vehicles collectively known as “Hobart’s Funnies” (after Percy Hobart, commander of the 79th Armored Division).
720 bricks
2 figures: Drivers
Easy to follow instruction manual
Compatible with LEGO and other leading brands of construction blocks
Model dimensions: (length x width x height) 19,5 cm x 9,5 cm x 11, 5cm
Der M4 Sherman war ein mittlerer US-amerikanischer Panzer, der im Zweiten Weltkrieg und im Koreakrieg zum Einsatz kam. Offiziell Medium Tank, M4 benannt, erhielt der mit 50.000 Exemplaren meistgebaute US-Panzer des Zweiten Weltkrieges seinen Beinamen Sherman (nach dem US-General William T. Sherman) von den Briten, die ihn ebenfalls in großen Stückzahlen einsetzten.
M4A3: mit Ford-V8-Motor (GAA V8 mit 450, später 500 PS), Walzstahlwanne mit leicht verändertem Heck, ab 1944 Änderung der Neigung des Wannenbugs und Einbau von „wet stowage“, neuem Turm und neuer Bewaffnung, Endausführung als erste mit HVSS. Diese Version wurde von den US-Streitkräften auch im Koreakrieg eingesetz