2132 1/35 M60A1 U.S .ARMY MAIN BATTLE TANK Plastic Model Kit

TAKOM 2132 1/35 Scale Plastic Model Kit

Evolving from the M48 through the M60, the M60A1 Patton tank was produced from 1962 through 1980. This newer variant featured a redesigned wedge-shaped turret with improved ballistic protection and a new mounting for the 105mm M68 main gun (modified from the excellent British L7 with a vertical sliding breech block), which could fire HE, Frag, AP, and HEAT rounds. Additional armament consisted of a coaxially mounted 7.62 mm M73 machine gun and a 12.7 mm M85 machine gun mounted in the commander’s cupola. Further improvements consisted of increased armor thickness on the glacis and hull sides, as well as the installation of shock absorbers at the first two and last roadwheel stations. Powered by the improved 643 hp Continental AVDS-1790-2A V-12 twin turbo diesel engine coupled to the Allison CD-850-6A powershift cross-drive transmission, the tank weighed 58 tons and was served by a crew of four -- commander, gunner, loader, and driver. This vehicle became the main battle tank fielded by the US Armed forces through the 1960’s into the early 1970’s, and was also exported to serve in the armed forces of Argentina, Austria, Ethiopia, Italy, Jordan, Iran, Israel, Morocco, Sudan and Turkey.

-The M60 is a main battle tank that the United States developed as a successor to the M46, M47, and M48 to counter the Soviet army's new medium tank T-54A.
-The M60A1 tank is an improved mass-produced version of the M60 tank, and production started in 1962, four years after the prototype of the M60 tank was completed to compete with the Soviet T-62 medium tank deployed from 1961. It was
-The turret has been changed from the M60's turtle shell shape to a thicker shape of front armor with a larger internal volume and excellent for bullet proofing, combined with a powerful engine with good mobility and a powerful 105 mm tank gun L7A1 It is an excellent tank with a good balance of attack, run, and defense, and it has become a standard main battle tank not only for the US military but also for Western countries, and it is about 20,000 astonishing as a second-generation MBT after the war. It became a big best-selling tank that recorded the number of production.

[Kit contents]
-Main hatch can be opened and closed
-Crawler belt type
-Includes clear parts and etching parts
-5 markings included

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