1/48 Howitzer MotorCarriage M8 Stadiumtruck The recessed sheet metal joints

The recessed sheet metal joints

The soldiers in this kit wear the uniform of the 1st Hussars employed at Jena in 1806

The vehicle used light but sturdy monocoque construction with foldable canvas top

and the kit features the CVA II short oil dampers

4V 2S or 11

1/48 Howitzer MotorCarriage M8 Stadiumtruck The recessed sheet metal jointsThis is a 1 48 scale model kit of the 75 mm Howitzer Motor Carriage M8. The M8 was a self propelled howitzer vehicle, used by United States during World War II. The M8, developed on the same chassis as the one used on the M5 Stuart tank, came equipped with a M116 howitzer in an M7 mount. Around 1,800 M8 units were manufactured, from September 1942 to early 1944. M8s saw action in Italy, Western Europe, and the Pacific, and supported U. S. infantry