Tamiya 35159 - U.S. Marine AAVP7A1 w/UGWS  [35159]

Amphibious operations (the landing of employees, gear and materials from vessels onto an aggressive coastline) are believed by military tacticians get to be the most complex and difficult of all of the military operations. The U.S. aquatic Corps may be the military business in the us facing this obligation. Formerly known as the LVTP7A1, the FMC produced AAVP7A1 now gets the part of an Assault Amphibious car, Personnel, to counter any aggressive danger during landing operations. This versatile vehicle can navigate into the ocean waves 3 meters high while keeping 25 totally equipped Marines and certainly will also withstand total immersion without sinking. Its a truly big tracked car, being very nearly the identical size whilst the U.S. M1A1 Abrams main battle tank. The absolute most up-to-date version includes a newly developed turret called "Upgunned Weapons station", that is to be manufactured by the Cadillac Gage business, in the usa. The turret is someone man armament location mounting the MK 19 Model-3 40mm (grenade) unit gun and a coaxially setup M2 hefty barrel .50 caliber unit weapon. The primary mode of procedure the armament spot is handbook. However in azimuth the apparatus includes an electric driven Assist Travers (PAT) system. The PAT allows the gunner to quick slew under energy about cost of 45 deg./sec., after which it it it yourself fine lay their tools inside target. This extremely solid gun area replaces the prevailing M85 .50 cal. item at the moment incorporated regarding Marine Corps fleet of AAVP7A1.