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Italeri 6580 1/35 M7 Priest

Highlights:
- gluable rubber tracks
- 1 figure


Availability: [In Stock]
Weight: 0.383 kg
Description
  • Word War Two, Korean War
  •  U.S. 105 mm Howitzer Motor Carriage M7
  • based on modified M3 Lee / M4 Sherman chassis
  • official service name by British Army - 105 mm Self Propelled Gun, Priest
  • Main armament - 105 mm M1/M2 Howitzer (69 rounds)
  • Secondary armament - 1 × 0.5 in (12.7 mm) M2 Browning machine gun (300 rounds)
  • first to use during the Second Battle of El Alamein (23 Oct ~ 11 Nov 1942),  remained in use during the Korean War.
  • Priest Kangaroo - A Canadian armored personnel carrier conversion of M7 Priest for use by British and Commonwealth units in northern Europe. The Kangaroo could carry 20 infantry plus a crew of two. A total of 102 were converted between October 1944 and April 1945.

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