That's Unimodel's 1:72 scale Achilles IIC British tank destroyer.
Box in the traditional style of Unimodels, bright and colorful, patterned. The box includes: 7 sprues, 229 parts. The kit is cleanly molded in dark green plastic. Details include hull, small parts, decal and photoetched-metal parts. The model size is 102 Х 42,6 Х 38,2mm . Instrustion is laid out like most other Unimodels kits.
Historical information:
1648 M10 Self-propelled guns were delivered to Great Britain under Lend-lease program during WWII. They were nicknamed "Achilles" by the Brits. To improve their combat capabilities they were rearmed with 17-pounder gun. Two versions existed:"Achilles I" (early turret) and "Achilles II" (later turret). "Achilles II" was more common. Due to field experience armored foor was added to the turret and gun received muzzle brake. |