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M7 Prlest HMC2nd Armored Division, 1943, HG4707 1:72
Hobby Master Ground Series
M7 Prlest HMC2nd Armored Division, 1943
2nd Armored Division, U.S. Army, Sicily, July, 1943.
Item: HG4707
Scale 1/72
M7 Prlest HMC2nd Armored Division, 1943
2nd Armored Division, U.S. Army, Sicily, July, 1943.
Item: HG4707
Scale 1/72
Details
Hobby Master Ground Series
M7 Prlest HMC2nd Armored Division, 1943
2nd Armored Division, U.S. Army, Sicily, July, 1943.
Item: HG4707
Scale 1/72
Authentic Detailing
Pre-Painted by professionals
Accurate paint colors
Markings Tampo (pad) applied
Fully Assembled
Die-Cast Model
True to Scale (1:72)
Weathering and insignias
Turret turns
Main gun elevates
Metal chassis, turret and main gun
Realistic tracks
Tracks replicate real track droop
The U.S. Army required a fully-tracked Howitzer Motor Carriage capable of keeping up with
armored divisions. The lower chassis and suspension of the M3 Lee and later the M4
Sherman was selected to have a 105mm Howitzer placed on top with a crew area open to
the elements. In 1942 the new SPG was delivered as the M7 HMC (Howitzer Motor
Carriage). British forces referred to the M7 as the “Priest” because of the high rounded .50-
caliber Machine Gun position resembled the pulpit of an Anglican priest.
The 8th Armored Division the “Thundering Herd” was constituted on April 1, 1942. The 8th
had three Armored Field Artillery Battalions 398th, 399th and 405th. Each battalion included
three Firing Batteries, A, B and C. Each Battery had two sections of three M7s, three M3A1
Halftracks and one ¼ ton truck. The 8th AD arrived in France on January 6, 1945, entered
combat on January 19, 1945 and eventually arrived in Czechoslovakia on June 6, 1945.
They began occupation duties of cleaning up small pockets of German resistance.
Additional Info
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Stock#HG4707
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BrandHobby Master
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ColorCamouflage
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Country of Manufacture
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TypeTank
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Vehicle ModelM7
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EraWorld War II
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CountryUnited States
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Scale1:72
Warning: Choking Hazard!
Contains small parts. Not a toy. Not for children under 3 years.