CENTURION Mk.5/1 Royal Australian Armoured Corps "Vietnam Version ''
The Centurion has seen action in a number of theatres such as the Indo-Pakistan wars, Korea and Vietnam with the most extensive service being with the IDF which still uses versions of the Cent today in many support configurations.
As well as the gun tanks from Mk.I to Mk.13 ranging in armament from the original 17pdr (76.2mm), through the 20pdr (83.4mm) to the later L7 105mm the Centurion was also used as the basis for many specialised vehicles such as ARV/AVREs, bridge layers, Dozer tanks, BARVs as well as the many specialised vehicles in the IDF with these vehicles also being fitted with the AVD-S1790-2A Diesel engine.
The kit represents the Mk.5/1 (Aust) with the designation used to identify the vehicles with a range of modifications basically equivalent to the Mk.10 except retaining the 20pdr gun with type B barrel that included the fume extractor. Other notable alterations included additional appliqué armour added to the glacis, the inclusion of an additional RMG (Ranging Machine Gun) in the form of a .50cal MG added through the mantlet next to the standard .30cal co-axial machine gun, plus a number of other “local” modifications. With the deployment to Vietnam in 1968 further modifications were added due to operational experience and the kit includes many of these modifications faithfully
Vier uitvoeringen mogelijk;
- Royal Australian Armoured Corps - C Squadron, 1 Armd.Regt., 1968 Vietnam.
- Royal Australian Armoured Corps - C Squadron, 1 Armd.Regt., 1971 Vietnam.
- Royal Australian Armoured Corps - A Squadron, 1 Armd.Regt., 1970 Vincent.
- Royal Australian Armoured Corps - C Squadron, 1 Armd.Regt., 1971 Vietnam.
Aantal onderdelen: 410
Features:
- workable Suspension with brass springs
- Clear parts for searchlight and vision blocks
- Rubber rims
- Aluminium barrel with rifling
- Aluminium coaxial machine gun
- photp-etched parts included
