Sherman M4A3E8 Easy Eight - Bolt Action
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Description
The M4 Sherman was originally fitted with an M3 75mm gun. It was deemed that losses from superior German Panzers during WW2 were higher than expected. The M1A1 76mm gun was an improvement but the turret on the original M4 Sherman was too small to take it. This led to delays whilst a new turret was designed. The new M4A3E8/M4A3(76)W HVSS 'Easy Eight' was thus launched in late 1944.
As well as the new gun, the 76mm version also had wet storage ammunition stowage to reduce fire hazards. Later models also used Horizontal Volute Spring Suspension (HVSS) and were designed to replace the vertical volute with tougher horizontal springs.
In Korea, the ‘Easy Eight’ would be involved in nearly half of all tank on tank engagements with enemy armour. Between July and November 1950, the Sherman reportedly destroyed 41 enemy tanks. The main battle tank of the KPA, the T34/85, was comparable in power to the 'Easy Eight', but due to superior ammunition and crew training, the Sherman would more often than not come out on top. During the latter stages of the war, it became the preferred US Battle tank, owing to higher mechanical reliability than the M26 Pershing.
The 'Easy Eight' remained in US service until 1957, although it still saw widespread use on foreign soil. In fact, the Israeli Defence force continued to use the tank into the 1980s.
Contains:
One resin & metal vehicle
Stat card
Waterslide decal sheet
Damage markers
Models supplied unassembled and unpainted
Delivery
Delivery Arrangements
Orders for delivery will be dispatched via Royal Mail First Class Small Parcels(postage price £4.75) or via UPS Standard Tracked (postage price £7.50). You'll receive a delivery notication email when they're dispatched from the store, and they'll usually be in transit with the relevant postal service from the next working day (as we often leave the store after the last collection of the day). Delivery timescales are set by the relevant courier service, so please check their websites to see their current timeframes for the method your order has been sent by.
Please note our Royal Mail service is not tracked, and if you require tracking for your parcel, you should choose UPS at checkout.
We also offer click-and-collect from store. Click-and-collect orders will be ready for collection 20 minutes after they have been placed whilst we're open, or from 10:00 the following day if the order is placed after we are closed.
Missing Orders
If your order does not arrive after 30 days have passed from when we told you it was dispatched, please contact us and we will investigate.
Once we have investigated the circumstances surrounding the missing order, we will usually offer you one of the following two solutions;
1) If we have the item(s) in stock, we will offer to send the item again
2) Otherwise (or if you so choose) we will offer you a full refund.
Incomplete Orders
If there is something missing from your order when it arrives, please contact us within 48 hours of receiving the order and we will do our best to rectify the problem.
Damaged Orders
We do our best to make sure that every order which leaves our store is securely packed, however, despite our best efforts; sometimes things do get damaged in the post. If an order is damaged in transit, please contact us within 48 hours of receiving the order and we will do our best to rectify the problem.
Returns
Returns Policy
If you have bought an item from our webstore and decide that you no longer want it;
The unwanted items must be sent back at the customer's expense in their original, unopened packaging and in good condition, within 14 days of receipt (Consumer Contract Regulations 2014).
Please return the goods to:
The Gamers' Emporium
8 High Street
Swansea
SA1 1LE
Telephone: 01792 930328
We suggest for your own protection you use 1st class registered post.
Any refunds will be issued once we have received the goods and verified condition. This refund will include the total of goods returned and the original delivery charge paid.
We do not charge a restocking fee for returned items.
If you purchase an item in store, or from our webstore and it is faulty;
You have 30 days from date of purchase to let us know that there is a problem.
If you do so;
- You may return the item for a full refund (as per the Consumer Rights Act 2015). Refunds will be made via the payment method originally used, so please be sure to bring the card you originally paid with.
- You may ask us instead to replace the item instead (if we have it in stock)
- You may ask us instead to issue the refund in the form of a gift certificate
- You may ask us instead to obtain replacement parts for the item (if applicable)
If you notify us of a fault after the 30 day period, but within six months we will offer to repair or replace the item in the first instance, and will only issue a refund if we are unable to do either (as per Consumer Rights Act 2015).
If you notify us of a fault more than 6 months after you bought a product, you must be able to prove that the fault was present at the time of purchase (Consumer Rights Act 2015 again). If you can offer this proof, we will again offer to repair or replace the item in the first instance.
For defective items purchased through our webstore, please return them to the address above. We will refund you the postage cost for returning the items.
If you purchase an item in store which is NOT faulty, but decide that you no longer want it;
- You must return the item to us within 30 days of purchase
- The item must be complete and unopened in it's original, undamaged packaging
- You must bring your original receipt with you.
If all of the above conditions are fulfilled (and provided that the item is not a magazine or digital content) then we will provide you with a Gift Voucher equal to the value of the goods returned.
We do not offer cash/card refunds for unwanted items.
These policies do not affect your statutory rights