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In lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, Daniel Siskind writes:
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> The American Sherman Tank was one of the highest regarded and most easily
> recognized of all Allied tanks during World War II. With over 40,000 made
> during the war, it served in all fronts of the war and continued in Allied
> service through the Korean War (and used in battle as late as 1973 by the
> Israeli Defence Forces). In spite of it's notoriety of being undergunned and
> prone to catching fire, it was highly regarded by Allied tanker crews for it's
> reliablility and good over-all performance.
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> This model is representative of the heaviest class of Shermans known as
> "Jumbo." In the face of delays with the T-26 heavy tank program, some 250 of
> these heavily up-armored Shermans were rushed into production to counter the
> deadly German heavy tanks and tough fortifications encountered in Western
> Europe. The Jumbo had no less than 100mm of front hull armor and 150mm of
> armor plate on the turret mantlet. Most were still inadequately equipped with
> the original 75mm gun, but some models (as represented in this kit) were
> refitted with the more deadly 76mm high velocity gun.
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> Special features of this model include posable turret and main gun, all five
> crewment, a completely detailed hull interior (including driver and radio
> operator stations, fighting compartment, and engine compartment), and six
> opening hatches, and charactoristic suspension arrangement. Some more rare
> elements include dark gray 24-tooth gears, a Lego rope, 236 links of Technic®
> chain, and numerous decorated tiles.
This model looks great, Daniel. It's been a pleasure watching the evolution of
your Sherman, and your suspension solution is still my favorite of all the
versions I've seen.
-s
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