M8 HMC, 88051, ROC Army, late 1940s (1:72 Scale)

Product Dimensions: 2.37 x 1.25 x 1.40 in.

Model History and Information: Not to be confused with the wheeled armored car of the same designation, this M8 was a self-propelled howitzer built on the M5 light tank chassis by Cadillac. About 1,778 were produced between 1942 and 1944, mounting a 75 mm howitzer in an open-topped turret to give light armored units a mobile close-support weapon. Following the war, American materiel reached Nationalist Chinese forces through military aid, consistent with use by the Republic of China Army in the late 1940s.

Model Features & Details:

• Open-topped turret with the 75 mm howitzer barrel visible inside, as shown on the product photos.
• Pintle-mounted .50 cal anti-aircraft machine gun at the rear of the turret.
• Spare track-link armor stowage racks on the turret front.
• Hull number "80051" and Republic of China Army roundel pad-printed on the hull front.

Packaging: Full-color printed Hobby Master retail box with internal protective packaging. (no box photo available among the product images).