Italeri 1/35 M24 CHAFFEE KOREAN WAR 6587METAL GUN BARREL GLUABLE RUBBER OR LINK AND LENGTH TRACKS DECALS FOR 6 VERSIONS COLORS INSTRUCTIONS SHEET FIGURE NOT INCLUDED The M24 Chaffee was deployed to US Army armoured battalions from 1944 onwards to provide a light battlefield tank that could effectively replace the older M3 M5 Stuart. The configuration of the M 24 was superior to its predecessor in so many ways that it can be considered one of the foremost light tanks that were ever produced.