1:35 US 105mm Howitzer M2A1 and Carriage M2A2 - AFV CLUB

The 105 mm M101A1 howitzer (previously designated M2A1) is an artillery piece developed and used by the United States. It was the standard US light field howitzer in World War II and saw action in both the European and Pacific theaters. Entering production in 1941, it quickly gained a reputation for accuracy and a powerful punch. The M101A1 fires 105 mm high explosive (HE) semi-fixed ammunition and has a range of 12,330 yards (11,270 m), making it suitable for supporting infantry. All of these qualities of the weapon, along with its widespread production, led to its adoption by many countries after the war. Its ammunition type also became the standard for many foreign countries later models.

THE KIT:

• Authentically reproduced M2A1 105mm howitzer in late WWII services
• New tooling realistic replicated structure of M2A2 carriage
• High-tech plastic injection moulding equilibrator spring is movable along with the barrel
• Integrated 1-piece cradle, highly detailed recoil cylinder and really workable recoil mechanism
• Rubber made wheels with road pattern tyres of late WWIIi version
• New tooling modified two-layer shield replicated in realistic thickness, which can be built in various setting
• Shield, trails and lunette can be posed in firing or travel mode. The kit provides several types of pintles for vehicle hauling
• Metal gun barrel with rifling
• Precision photo-etched parts included