US M24 Chaffee light Tank, 187th Airborne team Sout Korea 1951 1:72

Hoby Master, Armor series, Die-cast model M24 Chaffee light tank 187th Airborne Regimental Combat Team near Yong-Dong-Po, South Korea, April 1951 Scale 1:72 Item: HG3612 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 Metal turret and main gun Realistic tracks Because of several deficiencies a new tank was needed to replace the M-3 Stuart. The M-24, referred to by some as the Chaffee, was given angled armor thereby increasing its thickness. The M-24 was given a larger 75 mm gun as well as being the first US tank to use a torsion bar suspension. The M-24 didn’t do very well in Korea against the T34/85 so it was given secondary roles to the M26 and M46. The M41 Bulldog replaced the M24 in US service by 1953. On April 22, 1951 during the Korean War the Chinese Spring Offensive, also known as the “Fifth Phase Offensive” began. It is estimated 650,000 Communist troops were involved in the offensive. The main target was the U.S. I Corps near the Imjin River and eventually the retaking of Seoul. The fighting raged until June 10, 1951 before the attacking forces were finally beaten back.