Kit COBI 2543 II WW M24 Chaffee, 590 k, 2 f

Build the M24 Chaffee model, it's an American WWII light tank. In the years 1944-1945, 4731 units were produced. It successfully replaced another M3/M5 Stuart light tank. The Chaffee was fitted with welded armor, twin engines and a 75mm cannon that had previously been designed for the B-25 Mitchell bomber. It was the first Western Allied tank to use torsion bars as hinges. It happened that soldiers opened fire on their own tanks because the Chaffee chassis resembled the German Panzer II and Panther. The tank was used in battles in France, Italy and the Third Reich. After the war, he remained in the service of the American troops. He was very popular all over the world. The M24 was also used in the Korean War. Copies belonging to France fought in Indochina and Algeria. They were used by the South Vietnamese Army in the Vietnam War.

The package includes 590 building blocks and 2 soldier figures.