i want! Those figures look good.

Could this be USMC?

Beautiful molding!

Bill, this is either 30ID or 2nd Armoured Anti Tank troops wearing the 2 piece HBT issued for Normandy.....didn't last long as a lot of GI's were mistaken for German SS or Fallschirmjager and friendly fire became common. The camo was ditched toward the end of August/September 1944.

I was going to give the same answer - there's a SdKfz 251 Late in the background and the Japanese didn't have those!

Matthew, good pick up mate on the 251...I didn't see that until you mentioned it! For those interested, HobbyFan do a gun crew in HBT cam also for France. Although I do like this crew which interact well with the gun.

Hi, All! Just a side-note: The WWII USMC standard Anti-tank gun was our little 37mm "door-knocker". Heavier 57mm and 76mm (3-inch) AT guns just weren't required in the Pacific Theatre as Japanese armor was so light. That's not to say that there were no 57mm and 76mm AT guns in theatre... There were enough times when even the tiny 37mm AP round would go right through those HA-GO and CHI-HA tin cans. There were even isolated cases where US .50 cal rounds could penetrate Japanese armor- Of course, that "Ma Deuce" had to be in pretty close proximity to the target in order to penetrate... Conversely, US Half-Tracks' armor was so thin that the long US .30 cal round (as used in our Springfield and Garand rifles, BARs and machine guns ) could penetrate the thin US Half-Tracks' armor. Many times, our Marines would use their 37mm AT guns, with devastating effects, by firing cannister ammunition against concentrated and very determined Japanese infantry charging against our lines in "Banzai" attacks... The US 57mm/British 6pdr AT guns and our 76mm/3-inch AT guns, along with the 75mm guns mounted in M3 Grant/Lee and M4 Shermans, were successful only up to a point- Against the heavier Pz.Kpfw.IVs, and the new Panthers and Tigers, it was no contest... However, a battle-hardened, experienced Sherman crew, even with the obsolescent 75mm guns, could and did succeed in besting Pz.IVs, Panthers and Tigers by firing "Willie-Pete" (white phosphorous) rounds into strategic areas of the massive German armor. Typically, US gunners would aim at the juncture of the German tank's turret to hull areas. The Willy-Pete would burn furiously, and eventually make its way through the turret race and seals inside the turret rings, seeping down into the interior of the German tanks. And that was all she wrote. Many German tankers were horribly burned by our Willy-Pete, which very quickly burned it's way into every nook and cranny inside the crew compartments and eventually into the the ammunition ... The later US 76mm AP round was better than the 75mm AP round, but the 76mm HE round was actually inferior to the 75mm HE round. Late in 1944, there appeared a much "hotter" 76mm AP round which was meant for use in our M18 Hellcats. Some of this "hot" ammo "found it's way" into 76mm-equipped M4-series tanks, which the crews praised to high heaven. But still, this ammo had virtually NO EFFECT on the glacis plates of Panthers and Tigers. Clearly, something better was much in demand... Other US armor tactics included massing a half-dozen moving M4s around a single German tank, firing into the sides, rear hull-plates and trying to ricochet Willy-Pete rounds into hatches and engine screens. Another advantage that M4-series crews had over their German adversaries was the fact that the M4-series tanks were equipped with a much quicker turret traverse time, and a superior gun stabilization mechanism. However, most US tankers erroneously didn't quite trust the gun stabilization gear of the M4-series tanks, which would have enabled to them to fire on the move. American tankers preferred to stop, then fire. The American gun stabilization gear was good, but not perfect, so US tank commanders and gunners erred on the side of caution... I for one, am very happy to see that the model manufacturers are finally awakening to the realization that (GASP!) Americans also fought during World War Two. LET'S SEE MORE WWII US AFVs, softskins and figures!!! And while we're at it, what with the growing interest in WWI subjects, let's see some American 1/35 Doughboys and Marines!!!

What a fantastic kit!! I'll definitely be buying one to pair with a mix and mash/bash including Masterbox's Rangers, US army figures at D-Day, Dragon's 29thID Omaha beach figs and their US armored Infantry figs to create a nice little crossroads hard point scenario Cheers all!! Also; Dennis, Thanks for all that great info. It's what I love about armorama, you can learn so much from a quick concise read from other members in what would take me weeks to research on their own. Great to hear from Ya!