M24 “Chaffee” Tank #3 “U.S.A. 1st Armored Division Italy April 1945” 1/43

Brand new 1/43 scale diecast model of M24 “Chaffee” Tank #3 “U.S.A. 1st Armored Division, Italy, April 1945” die cast model by AFVs of WWII. Brand new box. Detailed exterior. True-to-scale detail. Officially licensed product. Comes in plastic display showcase. This model does not have any openings. Manufacturer’s original unopened packaging. Made of diecast metal with some plastic parts. Dimensions approximately L-5, W-2.5, H-2.5 inches. The M24 Chaffee – arguably the best light tank of World War II – was a fast, lightly armored vehicle with the ability to deliver relatively large caliber direct fire thanks to its excellent 75 mm M6 gun. More than 4,000 vehicles were produced by Cadillac and Massey-Harris from 1943-45. The first vehicles reached Europe in late 1944, where they proved very effective and highly reliable. At the outset of the Korean War, however, American forces equipped with the M24 Chaffees performed poorly against the enemy’s T-34/85s, and these US units were soon