1:35 French Heavy Tank St. Chamond - Late Type - TAKOM

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1:35 French Heavy Tank St. Chamond - Late Type - TAKOMThe Saint Chamond tank was the second French tank to enter service during the First World War, with 400 manufactured from April 1917 to July 1918. Although not a tank by a strict definition of a heavily armoured turreted vehicle, it is generally accepted and described as such in accounts of early tank development. It takes its name from the commune of Saint Chamond where its manufacturers Compagnie des forges et aciries de la marine et d'Homcourt

the German Kubelwagen was greatly used at many fronts including North Africa

From the beginning and through to the middle stages of WWII

Clear lights and periscopes are included

96 Photo etched parts included

the most common craft in the River Patrol Force

which were characterized by a different combination of offensive and defensive weaponry

7 rubber tires

the tank was used to overcome fortified positions

Stabilizers enable exact firing

but these were seldom fitted

Changes in speed manufacture meant that only 1000 man hours were needed to manufacture instead of the previous 4320 man hours

It was designed as a replacement for the M26 Pershing