M36B1 TANK DESTROYER

Plastic kit from ACADEMY, for the assembly of an US tank of WW II, in 1/35 scale. Includes sprues with plastic parts, assembly instructions, P.E. parts, vinyl tracks and decals.

The M36 tank destroyer, formally 90 mm Gun Motor Carriage, M36, was an US tank destroyer used during WW II. The M36 combined the hull of the M10 tank destroyer, which used the M4 Sherman's reliable chassis and drivetrain combined with sloped armor, and a massive new turret mounting the 90 mm gun M3. Conceived in 1943, the M36 first served in combat in Europe in October 1944, where it partially replaced the M10 tank destroyer. It also saw use in the Korean War, where it was able to defeat any of the Soviet tanks used in that conflict.