280024 - M8 Scott / M5A1 scott Product Code: 280027

Product Code: 280027

It was intended to make this improved variant the standard light tank

Number of Parts: 136 pieces / 3 sprues

until the supply of 75mm armed versions dried up in late 1944

This OHV engine later proved to be the basis for subsequent post-war twin BMW engines like the R51/3

280024 - M8 Scott / M5A1 scott Product Code: 280027Plastic Kit ABS Cement Required The M5A1 light tank was essentially an M5 with the larger turret first introduced on the M3A3. Production began in early 1943, and a total of 6,810 M5A1s were produced. By June 1944, the US Army had almost most entirely switched to the M5A1. It was also used by the US Marines. In Northwest Europe, the M5A1 was primarily used for scouting and security duties, although it still had a role as a gun tank in the Pacific. It