[About actual vehicle]
- After the Second World War, the Patton series, which started with the M46 tank, which was formulated in 1949 as the main tank of the American military and continued to M47 in 1951, M48 in 1952, was developed and deployed.
- M60 was developed based on M48 as its successor vehicle. It was developed as an improved version, and M60A1 was started production in 1962.
- The body adopts a welding structure, and the engine is equipped with Continental's V-type 12 cylinder air-cooled turbocharged diesel engine.
- Generated 750 horsepower, demonstrated the maximum speed 48 km / h.
- The main gun is fitted with 51 caliber 105 mm gun M68.
- The turret equipped with this was adopted a new turret with an elongated design that was excellent at the beginning of the newly designed shock evacuation.
- The area seen from the front is smaller than M60, and because it is long in the front and back, the volume inside the turret was wide.
- It was deployed not only in the US army but also in many countries around the world, it became a masterpiece tank of the 2nd generation MBT.
[About the model]
- The model is a plastic model assembly kit that reproduces the M60A1 masterpiece main tank of the American military after the war on 1/72 scale.
- The finished overall length is 13.1 cm, and the characteristic styles such as the car body and the turret are realistically reproduced.
- The lower part of the car body is integrally molded to reproduce the shape of the boat shape firmly.
- Crawler track adopts an assembly formula integrating linear parts and the like. The three-dimensional feeling of the undercarriage is also sufficient.
- The upper part of the car body is also an integral part. Detailed expression such as louver of engine deck was also given, and finish full of realism.
- In addition, the turret reproduces the appearance of its distinctive M60A1 in two upper and lower parts. Of course the Commanders' Cupola is a separate part, the basket at the rear of the turret is expressed in separate parts, and the large turret has enhanced the presence.
- Assemble the masterpiece MBT masterpiece of the post war, M60A1 easily 1/72.
[Major features]
- Reproduce M60A1 masterpiece master tank masterpiece of American military at 1/72 scale
- Realistic reproduction of characteristic styles such as car body and turret
- Caterpillar adopts an assembly formula integrating straight parts etc.
- Detailed expression such as louver of engine deck was also given and the feeling full of realism
- Commanders' Cupola is a separate part
- Basket on the back of the turret is expressed in separate parts
- Size at completion: Total length of about 131 mm
( This is a machine translation. Please allow for possible misinterpretations in the text. )