Cobi 2533 Sherman M4A3E8 Easy Eight

COBI 2533 - M4A3E8 Sherman Easy Eight Tank WWII - 725 bricks - Lego compatible - SET NUOVO
 
The M4 Sherman tank was produced in several variants and it was also the basis for a number of related vehicles. In addition, Shermans have been modified by several nations from modernization upgrades to complete hull conversions for another task.
Sherman M4A3E8 (easy Eight): Upgraded with widetrack Horizontal Volute Spring Suspension (HVSS), fitted with the 76mm M1 cannon.
The wide array of special duties that a tank could be used for were just being explored by armies around the world in the early 1940s. Theories of what vehicles were supposed to be engaging enemy tanks changed as vehicles like the Sherman often found themselves up against enemy armor, and consequently some of the most important initial changes centered around upgunning the basic vehicle. Improving the vehicles mobility, protection, and creating specific variants for infantry support roles soon followed. Similar modification of the main armament would be done by the British, who received a number of Shermans during the course of the war. Turning earlier variants of the Sherman into Armored personnel carriers (“Kangaroos”) was also common, as was turning them into armoured recovery vehicles.More radical variants followed, first with experiments with flotation screens in preparation for the invasion of Europe by Allied forces in 1944, and later by the addition of rocket launching equipment mounted on the turret. Extensive work on creating mine clearance devices to be attached to Shermans or out of Shermans in some fashion was also conducted up until the end of the Second World War.
 
 
735 bricks
3 figures
Bodywork with pad printing
Easy to follow instruction manual
Compatible with LEGO and other leading brands of construction blocks
Model dimensions: (length x width x height) 25,5cm x 11cm x 13,5 cm