I don't know why people keep copying the inaccurate Wikipedia article on the M19. No, the turrets were not re-used on the M42. They are completely different turrets. And while the M19 was produced before WWII ended, I have yet to see any documentation that any made it to Europe before the war ended, let alone were actually used in combat.

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I don't know why people keep copying the inaccurate Wikipedia article on the M19. No, the turrets were not re-used on the M42. They are completely different turrets. And while the M19 was produced before WWII ended, I have yet to see any documentation that any made it to Europe before the war ended, let alone were actually used in combat.

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Yep, did not make it into combat during WWII. It did see heavy action in the Korean War though, as a ground support weapon for the most part, where it was very effective. And agreed, the turret was never used in the successor M42, as has also been erroneously reported. The manual was not printed for it until July 1945, after the war was over (I owned one--it was marked "Restricted"). I think all this was mentioned in a thread on the M19 when Bronco announced the kit several months back. The kit comes with a MERDC camouflage profile (along with several 1950's era vehicles) which is also fictitious--it's based on a repaint in a museum someplace, but the M-19 was long out of service with the US Army by the time MERDC arrived. It Looks like a great kit though.
VR, Russ