The M8 Greyhound was originally designed to replace the US military's portee gun in an anti-tank role; but was quickly repurposed once it was realised that its performance against German armour was lacking. It found use as a popular and successful armoured car that served American and British armies well throughout the war.
Its crew of four served a 37mm gun; a co-axial .30 cal; the more aggressive crews adding a .50 cal on the roof for anti aircraft and local defence.
It was very fast – hence its British name of Greyhound – capable of 55mph on good roads; but was known to bog down in mud. Its armour was enough to shrug off small arms fire; and these vehicles were best used in pairs to scout out enemy lines; supporting each other in a leap-frog fashion on the advance or covering a retreat.
Replacing the armoured turret for a fixed; open fighting compartment; the M20 scout car was used primarily as a command vehicle; sacrificing the turrets main gun in favour of extra radio capability; it also carried a portable Bazooka for extra anti-armour firepower.
Contains:
1/56th scale hard plastic US M8 or M20 armoured car
Instruction leaflet
Waterslide decal sheet
