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introductory article there is!
[For vehicle]
- After the Second World War, in which development is advanced deployment of the new tank is carried out in each country, a new generation of tanks
It will be the need is shouted.
After the war, the United States M60, West Germany but had been operating the Leopard 1 each still
The such as the Soviet T-62 we had a sense of crisis and insufficient in performance.
- in the development of new-generation tanks which gave the performance of more than a Soviet main battle tanks it is urgently needed, and the United States
West Germany began to develop in collaboration was the MBT-70 (Kpz.70).
Start full-fledged development in 1964. However, even state-of-the-art in both countries of speculation is interlaced
Such as the willingness to incorporate, development difficulties.
But the start of production of the prototype vehicle in 1965, Kogitsuke complete prototype was completed in 1968
Directly below.
- equipped with a 1500 horsepower class engine of the vehicle body is suppressed low design the vehicle height. The vehicle height freely to the underbody
It employs a hydraulic suspension to be changed.
Space de armor had been incorporated in the armor. Excellent performance in the test of the prototype vehicle
Although it exerts,
Engine, transmission, etc. gun, such as to equip those different in the United States and Germany cost
Bulges developed as a result has been aborted.
Subsequent However technology developed in this vehicle, M1 Abrams and Leopard 2 to such
It became inherited is it.
[For the model]
- the special permission of the actual vehicle that is stored in Muenster tank school in Germany when modeling
Obtained by interview, measurements.
And that data with the main base, exhibited in the Military Museum with the cooperation of Mr. Thomas Anderson
Verification inaccurate restoration that are made when it is exact while revealing the differences
We modeled the appearance of development at that time.
- distinctive with a low vehicle height and huge turret that has been spread on the vehicle body full width in order to achieve it
You can also taste the powerful enough in the model the style.
Including the remote-operated 20mm cannon of which are equipped with turret top, panoramic site for car length,
Also firmly modeled Night site.
The turret rear left and right was also set smoke discharger. Its futuristic style
Revived by hand.
Body shape and legs around the course realistic. Adopt a handy DS track also assembled to track
Did.
[Major features]
- reproduction to feel plenty of details until the details of the MBT-70 (Kpz.70)
- Turret is also reproduced in the real background of the shape, of course cast
- the body up and down, which is reproduced in the integrally molded parts using the slide mold
- accurately shape, and reproduce the detail 152mm smoothbore
- rear part and the engine grill elaborate detail has been performed
- sprocket wheel and load wheel detail has also been accurately reproduced in multiple parts
- track set with DS track
- remote-operated 20mm cannon top and bottom of the barrel, also left and right movable
( This is a machine translation. Please allow for possible misinterpretations in the text. )