The T28 Assault Tank is a heavily armoured tank/self-propelled gun designed for the United States Army to break through German defences and was later considered as a possible participant in the planned invasion of Japan in 1945.

It is the heaviest armoured vehicle ever produced by the United States at 95 short tons (86.2 metric tonnes) and is protected by extremely thick armour.

The gun chosen was a very high-velocity long 105mm gun mounted in a ball-shaped gun mantlet set into the hull front. Compared with the 90mm in the T26 Pershings, this was a powerful weapon that could deal with most armoured targets, be they fortifications or heavily armoured tanks.

Fixed Gun
Since the T28 was designed for the frontal assault of fixed fortifications, a fully rotating turret was unneeded. However, the gun did have limited traverse in the hull, allowing some freedom of target choice without turning the whole vehicle.

Paired Tracks
The unique paired tracks gave the vehicle a very acceptable ground pressure like that of the lighter and narrower M4 Sherman. Even though it weighed three times as much as the Sherman, its unique double-tracked suspension alleviated this by putting almost three times as much track surface on the ground.

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• 3x Highly Detailed Plastic T28 Tanks

These miniatures require assembly and are supplied unpainted.