1/35 scale assembly kit of the U.S. M4 Sherman M4A3E2. The M4A3E2 was an assault tank variant developed in 1944 to provide close infantry support and was also known as Jumbo due to its heavy armour.
Armour protection on the hull front and sides were increased to total thickness of 101mm and 76mm respectively. It also featured 152mm thick turret armour as well as 178mm thick armour on the gun mantlet.
Officially it is called the BGM-71A; however, it is most widely called the TOW missile system which stands for Tube launched, Optically tracked, Wire guided, missile system. When the missile is fired at a target, the shooter maintains the target in the cross hairs of the sight. The infrared rays of the missile exhaust are sensed by the optical sight and the computer compensated for the speed of the target and missile, guiding it via the wire trailing back to the vehicle. A far greater percentage of hits are recorded with this system, and it is easier to operate. Maximum range for shooting is 3750m which is much greater than the 1097m effective range of the 106.
