Plastic model to assemble. Made in Italy guarantee quality and precision. Colour assembly instructions (English language not guaranteed). Paint and liquid glue for plastic model making not included. For references on suggested colours please check profile pictures or visit Italeri. Assembled model length 9.5" Includes rubber tracks, easy to glue and paint, includes 1 figure. The M-47 Patton medium tank was developed and distributed to American armoured departments in the early 1950s. Compared to its predecessors, such as the M-46, it had far superior performance with greater protection and increased firepower ensured by the M3 90mm gun. installed in the turret. The tank weighed approximately 46 tons in combat order and was equipped with a powerful 810 Hp air-cooled Continental V-shaped 12-cylinder engine that allowed the vehicle to reach 45 km/h. In addition to the United States, it was used by numerous NATO armies during the Cold War period. It proved reliable and robust and operated for a long time in the armored units of numerous European armies until the 1980s. It was also used in combat in several theatres of operation from the Middle East to the Indo-Pakistani conflict. For collectors over 14 years of age