Hobby Master 1:72 HG6009 M18 Hellcat

US 3rd Army Patton / Normandy, France, 1944

The first test of the new M18 Hellcat took place when 3 vehicles were used at Anzio, Italy with the 894th TDB in breakthrough operations. These operations soon show the M18's design flaws which would limit its role when it landed in Normandy. In late July 1944 M18s were brought ashore and assigned to the 603d, 704th, and 705th of Lieutenant General George S. Patton's Third Army. The three gun companies each contained three platoons of four guns, giving the entire battalion a total of thirty-six tank destroyers.

Hobby Master 1:72 Ground Power Series

The Hobby Master "1:72 Ground Power Series" range presents detailed, ready-made diecast models of military vehicles.

Hobby Master "1:72 Ground Power Series" diecast vehicles feature:

• Diecast metal construction with some plastic components.
• Rotating turret, elevating cannon and accurate hull.
• Painted, fitted, non-moving tracks on detailed non-rotating wheels.
• Realistic panel lines, antennas, access panels and surface details.
• Pad printed markings and placards that won't fade or peel like decals.
• Clear acrylic display case to protect model.