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Barcode: 0 89195 87287 6
Packaging: 48 Pieces per master carton
Box Size: 6.4"x10.2"x1.9"
The Challenger 2 is a very capable tank and is one of the most heavily protected
in the world with its second-generation Chobham armor. The 62.5-tonne tank entered
British Army service in 1998 and it has since seen operational use in Kosovo
and combat in Iraq since 2003. In places like Iraq, one of the gravest threats
is from hollow-charge RPGs, and a special kit was developed to help mitigate
this threat. This involves a Dorchester Armour Level 2 applique' armor kit supplemented
by a “cage” of bar armor fitted around the more vulnerable rear areas of the
hull and turret. This system is being successfully used on Challenger 2 tanks
in Iraq at the present time.
Features:
-Bar Armor finely reproduced with photo-etched parts
-Newly tooled turret side blocks on both sides
-One-piece slide-molded lower hull w/fine detail
-Slide molds reproduce delicate details on upper hull
-Side-skirt armor with correct detail
-DS tracks
-Cartograf decals