Hobby Master 1:72 Ground Power Series HG5501
M48A3 Patton Diecast Model
USMC, #C23, Vietnam

1:72 Scale		Length		Width
M48A3 Patton		3.5"		2"

The M48A3 Patton arrived in Vietnam courtesy of the USMC in May 1965. From 1965 until 1970 there were three Marine Corps tank battalions or three anti-tank battalions involved in Vietnam. There were 600 Pattons in action during the Vietnam War. The M48 could be equipped with a flame thrower, machine guns and cannons. The cannons could use canister rounds to fire like a shot gun sending 1,280 pellets or 10,000 darts in a wide pattern killing enemy troops or just blasting through heavy thickets.

M48A3 Patton

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Hobby Master 1:72 Ground Power Series

The Hobby Master "1:72 Ground Power Series" range presents detailed, ready-made diecast models of military vehicles.

Hobby Master "1:72 Ground Power Series" diecast vehicles feature:

• Diecast metal construction with some plastic components.
• Rotating turret, elevating cannon and accurate hull.
• Painted, fitted, non-moving tracks on detailed non-rotating wheels.
• Realistic panel lines, antennas, access panels and surface details.
• Pad printed markings and placards that won't fade or peel like decals.
• Clear acrylic display case to protect model.