What vehicle would be the most suitable to serve as the very FIRST model of a WWII U.S. tank in the Dragon Armor collection? Why, the Sherman of course! It was the most prolific American tank of the war, and that’s why a Sherman M4A3(76)W has been selected to lead the charge! The nomenclature signifies that this Sherman variant was up-gunned with the newer 76mm gun that offered much better performance (2,600 ft/sec velocity and a range of 16,100 yards), and also possessed “wet” storage for protecting the vulnerable ammunition in the internal stowage racks.

his superb new model is done up in the markings of the 761st Tank Battalion as it fought in Task Force Rhine in Germany, 1945. The “Black Panther” battalion had a most interesting historical background. This armored unit was made up of black soldiers in an Army where blacks and whites were still officially segregated. This high-quality 1/72 scale model is finished in an olive drab and black camouflage scheme, and has a lively array of markings. Their motto was “Come Out Fighting”, and with a model of such distinction, collectors can now begin fielding some American tanks against their prodigious scale model opponents from Germany!