lvt (a) 4 with turret 75 mm howitzer gasoline kit range complete kit

lvt (a) 4 with turret 75 mm howitzer gasoline kit range complete kit amtrack lvt (a) 4 with turret 75 mm howitzer - resin kit by gaso.line dubbed alligator this amphibian tank had been designed to supply a great and flexible fire-power for the pacific theatre of operations. production started in march 1944. based on the lvt(2) design this new vehicle incorporated two major modifications: a stretched hull and a m8 type turret with the proper ring. the us marines corps and the us army orders totalled 1,840 units. a crew of six boarded the alligator which operational weight exceeded 17 tons. a speed of 5 knots could be reached in the water, whilst the road top speed was about 25 mph. 100 rounds (hi-explosive, armour-piercing, phosphorus…) were carried for the low-velocity (350 m/s) 75 mm howitzer. a colt-browning 12.7 mm m2 heavy machine-gun supplemented the tank's weaponry. the alligator first saw combat during the marianas battle and was used until the end of wwii. lvt (a) 4 with turret 75 mm howitzer gasoline kit range complete kit lvt howitzer tamiya tank model quarter kit 1/48 armored panzer military

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