Tamiya 1/48 scale British M10 IIC Achilles tank destroyer — detailed open-top fighting compartment with link-type assembly tracks.

Key Features

• 1/48 scale British M10 IIC Achilles tank destroyer
• British modification fitted with the fearsome 17-pounder gun, capable of penetrating Tiger I front armor
• Detailed open-top fighting compartment with hassle-free assembly
• Realistic link-type assembly tracks with one-piece straight sections
• Marking scheme for a Normandy landings unit included

Overview

Tamiya's 1/48 military miniature series model kits are highly detailed, exciting to put together and great to look at!

The M10C tank destroyer was a British modification of the M10s it received from the US, with the original 3-inch main gun replaced by the fearsome British 17 pounder. The vast majority of M10Cs were the M10 IIC variant, which was based upon the late-production M10 with distinctive enlarged turret-rear counterweight. Around 1,000 were produced between Spring 1944 and the end of WWII, the Allied forces making good use of it after the Normandy landings, benefiting from the power of the gun which allowed it to tear through Tiger I front armor.

Features

• Accurately captures the M10 IIC's powerful form with ring-shaped counterweight fitted to the long main gun barrel, plus distinctive turret-rear counterweight
• Intuitive open-top fighting compartment parts design makes for a detailed finish yet hassle-free assembly
• Separate parts recreate tank-front additional armor plus spare road wheels and tracks
• Features realistic link-type assembly tracks with one-piece straight sections
• Included marking scheme recreates a Normandy landings unit M10 IIC

Specifications

• Scale: 1/48
• Length: 152mm
• Width: 64mm
• Decal Schemes: 1
• Paints recommended by Tamiya: TS-2 Dark Green, X-10 Gloss Gun Metal, X-12 Gloss Gold Leaf, X-18 Semi-Gloss Black, X-7 Gloss Red, XF-2 Flat White, XF-56 Flat Metallic Grey, XF-57 Flat Buff, XF-61 Flat Dark Green, XF-64 Flat Red Brown, XF-85 Flat Rubber Black