forces of valor iraqi war 1:32 military tanks

It should be noted at this point that the name 'Jumbo' doesn't appear in any wartime documentation and is almost certainly a post-war nickname, quite possibly created by a model company. However, it's iconic profile left a lasting image that is probably one of the most easily recognized M4 variants. With only 254 built, it represented less than 1% of the total build numbers for the M4. The vehicle became the M4A3E2 Assault tank or Sherman Jumbo.

As the new T26E1 would not be ready in time and previous designs had been totally unsuitable for the task, the decision was made to modify the standard US Army medium tank of the time, the M4A3 Sherman.

However, they had rejected previous plans for such a vehicle, and time was short.

In early 1944, the United States Army decided that they needed an up-armored version of a medium tank for an assault role for the upcoming operations in the European Theatre of Operations (ETO). Forces of Valor FOV912136A US M4A3E2 Sherman Jumbo Assault Tank with VVSS Suspension - 'Cobra King', C Company, 37th Tank Battalion, 4th Armored Division, Bastogne, Belgium, December 26th, 1944 (1:32 Scale) 'The only way you can win a war is to attack and keep on attacking, and after you have done that, keep attacking some more.'

Forces of valor iraqi war 1:32 military tanks