Brand: Forces of Valor
Product Code: 80075
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The Light Tank M24 was an American light tank used during WWII and in postwar conflicts including the Korean War and with the French in the War in Algeria and First Indochina War In British service, it was given the service name Chaffee, after the United States Army General Adna R. Chaffee, Jr. who helped develop the use of tanks in the United States armed forces.
On October 15, 1943 the first pilot vehicle was delivered and production began in 1944 under the designation Light Tank M24. It was produced at two sites; from April at Cadillac. By the time production was stopped in August 1945, 4,731 M24s had left the assembly lines. Some of them were supplied to the British forces.
Forces of Valor® replica is of a U.S. M24 Chaffee™ Light Tank produced by Cadillac® that was attached to the 4th Cavalry Reconnaissance Group, then deployed in Germany during 1945.