Fully Assembled - Authentic Scale - Die-Cast and Plastic Parts
General Background
German victories in Europe using mobile firepower made the development of light tanks a priority. In early 1942 the GMC Cadillac Division developed the M5 series tanks called the Stuart by the British. By September 1942 the improved M5A1 was developed. Originally equipped with a .30 caliber anti-aircraft machine gun most tank crews upgraded to the .50 caliber machine gun. In Europe the Stuart proved too ineffective against the larger German AFV’s making it an easy target. The M5A1 proved adequate in the Pacific against Japanese armor.
Specifications :
| Number Produced 1942 to 1944: | 6,810 |
| Crew: | 4 / Commander, Gunner, Driver, Co-Driver |
| Performance | |
| Powerplant : | 2 x Cadillac Series 42 V-8 water-cooled engines, 110 hp per engine |
| Fuel Capacity : | approximately 85 U.S. Gallons |
| Maximum Speed: | 37 mph |
| Range: | 100 miles |
| Turning Radius: | 21 ft |
| Weight : | 16.8 ton |
| Dimensions: | |
| Length : | 14 ft 3 in |
| Width : | 7 ft 6 in |
| Height : | 8 ft 5 in |
| Armament | 1 x 37 mm M6 main gun with 147 rounds |
| M6 ammunition – M51B1 and M51B2 A.P.C. (Armor Piercing Capped), M74 A.P. (Armor Piercing), M63 H.E. (High Explosive) | |
| 1 x 7.62 mm (.30 caliber) M1919A5 coaxial machine gun | |
| 1 x 7.62 mm (.30 caliber) bow M1919A4 machine gun | |
| Originally 1 x 7.62 mm (.30 caliber) cupola mounted M1919A4 machine gun upgraded in the field to 12.7 mm (.50 caliber) machine gun with 6,500 machine gun rounds |
Eén uitvoering mogelijk;
- British Army, 23rd Hussars, 29th Armoured Brigade, 11th Armoured Division.
