Hobby Master 1/72 Ground Power Series
HG3608 - M24 (Chaffee) ROK Army Training Center, Kwang- Ju 1953
Pre-Painted by professionals
Accurate paint colors
Markings Tampo (pad) applied
Fully Assembled
Die-Cast Model
True to Scale (1:72)
Weathering and insignias
Turret turns
Metal turret and main gun
Realistic tracks
Because of several deficiencies a new tank was needed to replace the M-3 Stuart. The
M-24, referred to by some as the Chaffee, was given angled armor thereby increasing its
thickness. The M-24 was given a larger 75 mm gun as well as being the first US tank to
use a torsion bar suspension. The M-24 didn’t do very well in Korea against the T34/85
so it was given secondary roles to the M26 and M46. The M41 Bulldog replaced the M24
in US service by 1953.


The RoK (Republic of Korea) Army had operated eight M24’s for a brief period during the
Korean War. Originally the training was done at the Replacement Training and School
Command. It was decided to expand and train larger groups of personnel and that it
should be done at a centralized location. In early 1952 the new facility was opened in
Kwangju 120 miles west of Pusan and it would be renamed The Korean Army Training
Center. The facility could now accommodate up to 15,000 troops at one time. Most M24s
were stationed here for training purposes only.

Specifications M-24 (Chaffee)

Manufacturer  Cadillac and Massey-Harris.

Number produced
4,415

Crew
5 men

Dimensions
Weight (combat loaded): 20.25 tons
Length (not including gun): 16 feet 6 inches
Width (overall): 9 feet 8 inches
Height (to top of turret): 8 feet 1 inch

Performance
Engine: two Cadillac V-8s, 110 hp, gasoline
Maximum speed: 35 mph
Range: 110 miles
Fording depth: 3 feet 4 inches
Vertical obstacle: 3 feet
Trench crossing: 8 feet

Armor
38 mm turret front; minimum of 10 mm elsewhere

Armament
Main gun: 1 X 75 mm – 48 rounds / armor penetration – 70 mm at 500 yds
Machine guns: 2 X .30 caliber – 3,750 rounds, one in the bow, one mounted coaxially
with the main gun.
1 X .50-caliber anti-aircraft mounted on top of turret – 440 rounds
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