US M-18 Hellcat 1/35

Overview

US ARMY M-18 HELLCAT

This is a 1:35 M18 Hellcat US Army Gun Motor Carriage from Academy Plastics. It's for experienced modelers.

The M18 Hellcat is not really considered a tank, but is designated as a gun motor carriage. This means it is mobile artillery intended more for infantry support. The M18 was used primarily during WWII. It was quite fast for a tracked vehicle, with a top speed of 55mph. It was powered by a 9-cylinder radial engine producing 340 or 400hp. A total of 2,507 M18s were produced between July 1943 and March 1945.

• Highly detailed 1:35 plastic kit for static display.
• 378 parts in dark green plastic with flexible rubber tracks and tyres.
• Rotating turret with an elevating gun.
• Detailed road wheels with separate suspension arms.
• External details: spare track links, headlights, machine gun antennae, tools and storage boxes, turret railings.
• Tracks are 5-piece flexible rubber type.
• Full interior with front differential unit and gun breech details.
• Scale: 1:35
• Length: 7-1/2" (19cm)
• Width: 3-1/4" (8.2cm)