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Meng Model 1:35 M1A1 Abrams TUSK Main Battle Tank
£58.00 GBP
Meng Model 1:35 - M1A1 Abrams TUSK Main Battle Tank - Plastic model kit #TS-032
The M1 Abrams is a modern U.S. third-generation main battle tank. It entered service in 1980 to replace the M60. The M1 is the principal main battle tank of the U.S. Army and the Marine Corps. It is also widely used by the armies of Egypt, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Australia and Iraq.
A modification of the first Abrams model, the M1A1 was introduced in 1986. It was equipped with a M256 120 mm smoothbore gun and a CBRN protection system. The tank first saw combat in 1991 during the Persian Gulf War. About 2,000 units took part in the liberation of Kuwait and only 23 of them were totally destroyed. The M1A1 fire could reach the enemy's positions at the range of 2,500 metres. That range was deadly to Iraq's Soviet-era tanks, inferior to the M1A1. In fact, the Abrams tanks could damage Iraqi tanks before they approached close enough to open fire. In 1992 the M1A1 was upgraded to the M1A2 version.
Meng Model 1:35 US Main Battle Tank M1A2 SEP Abrams TUSK I/TUSK II
£58.00 GBP
Meng Model 1:35 - US Main Battle Tank M1A2 SEP Abrams TUSK I/TUSK II - Plastic model kit #TS-026
The M1A2 battle tank belongs to the M1 Abrams series named after Creighton Abrams, commander of the US Army in the Vietnam War from 1968 to 1972. A modified version of the M1A1, the M1A2 features a commander's independent thermal sight, fire control console, and modern navigational devices. The SEP stands for the System Enhancement Package that allowed upgrades for the tank with digital mapping, the FBCB2 platform and a better cooling system. Later the M1A2 was equipped with the Tank Urban Survival Kit (TUSK) aimed to improve combat capabilities in urban areas and provide protection against rocket-propelled grenades. Despite the recent appearance of more advanced M1 Abrams versions, the M1A2 is planned to be used by the US Army until at least 2050.
Dimensions: Length 380.2mm, Width 240.6mm
Additional:
- Movable hatches, track links and suspension
- Two types of commander's cupolas
- Rotatable commander's machine gun
- Lights and periscopes are included
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