Bolt Action M8/M20 Greyhound Scout Car Squadron | WWII Wargaming Miniatures | 28mm Scale | By Warlord Games

The M8 Greyhound was originally designed to replace the US military's portee
gun in an anti-tank role, but was quickly repurposed once it was realised that
its performance against German armour was lacking. It found use as a popular
and successful armoured car that served American and British armies well
throughout the war. Its crew of four served a 37mm gun, a co-axial. 30 cal,
the more aggressive crews adding a. 50 cal on the roof for anti aircraft and
local defence. It was very fast? hence its British name of Greyhound?
capable of 55mph on good roads, but was known to bog down in mud. Its armour
was enough to shrug off small arms fire, and these vehicles were best used in
pairs to scout out enemy lines, supporting each other in a leap-frog fashion
on the advance or covering a retreat. Replacing the armoured turret for a
fixed, open fighting compartment, the M20 scout car was used primarily as a
command vehicle, Sacrificing the turrets main gun in favour of extra radio
capability, it also carried a portable Bazooka for extra anti-armour
firepower. In contrast to many other nations the US developed just the one
type of chassis for the role of reconnaissance, destined originally for the
tank destroyer units it was eventually issue primarily to the cavalry
squadrons. In conjunction with the M8 the M20 utility car was also developed
becoming a command variant in many cases. Appearing in late 1943 in Italy to a
baptism by fire on the roads to Rome, the cavalry squadrons gave the tactical
commanders a unique unit offering a mix of speed and firepower. This led to
the squadrons becoming the core of small, task specific, forces consisting
typically of engineers, tank destroyers or self-propelled artillery depending
on the mission. This kit will allow you to build both the M8 with its familiar
turret and 37mm gun as well as the M20 utility. Builds 3 vehicles total.
Models supplied unassembled and unpainted