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A1358 M3 Stuart "Honey"

M3 Stuart "Honey"
M3 Stuart "Honey"
M3 Stuart "Honey"
M3 Stuart "Honey"
M3 Stuart "Honey"
M3 Stuart "Honey"
M3 Stuart "Honey"
M3 Stuart "Honey"

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Item code:
A1358

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Product Info

The British named the M3 "General Stuart" upon receipt of the tank under the Lend-Lease program in June of 1941. The tank's ability to "shoot and scoot" as well as keeping the crew safe from small fire arms fire, earned an affectionate nickname of "Honey" by its operators. The British cavalry men liked this tank as it could travel 10 to 20 mph faster than their own or enemy tanks, and for its ease of maintenance.

The M3s were designed to replace the outdated M2s. The M3 incorporated a thicker armor, lengthened hull, and a trailer idler wheel to act as another road wheel to decrease ground pressure and improve weight distribution. The M3 turret had three pistol ports and shortened recoil mechanism. It was also equipped wraith a 37mm M6 gun, which was adequate early in the war, but by 1942, the German counterparts far surpassed the range of the M3. The narrow width of the M3 could not accommodate a larger gun.

The M3A1 was fitted with a Westinghouse gyrostabilizer, a turret basket and an oil gear hydraulic traverse mechanism, but lacked a turret cupola. The earlier version of the M3A1, the Stuart III, was powered by Continental W-970-9A-7 cylinder radial gas 250 hp engine but by mid 1941, the Stuart IVs came off the production lines with Guiberson T-1020 air cooled radial diesel engine.

What's Inside

sprues & decals

Schemes

A1358 SCH A

A1358 - British M3 Stuart 'Honey' 'Connecticut IV' 'A' Squadron, 5th Royal Tank Regiment, 7th Armoured Division, North Africa, 1942. (A)

 

 

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A1358 SCH AB

A1358 British M3 Stuart 'Helen', B Company, 192nd Tank Battalion, Provisional Tank Group, Philippines, late 1941. (B)

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Tech Specs

Item Scale
1:35
Batteries Required
No
Item Length - Without Packaging (cm)
13.83
Item Height - Without Packaging (cm)
7.34
Item Width - Without Packaging (cm)
6.54
Finish
Plastic
Number of Scheme options
2
Skill Level
3
Flying Hours
3

WARNING Not suitable for children under 36 months. It contains small parts which can present a choking hazard. Please retain these details and the address for future reference. CAUTION Please remove all packaging before giving the toy to a child.