Article number: 300035159
Product: 1/35 US Marine AAVP 7A1 w/ UGWS Turret
This is a re-issue of the 1/35 scale model kit of the AAVP7A1 amphibious
troop transport. First introduced in 1972 under the name of LVTP-7, this
venerable vehicle has seen a number of upgrades and refits, and is still
deployed by the U.S. Marine Corps today. It has seen action in a number
of conflicts including the 1983 invasion of Grenada, the Gulf War and
2003 invasion of Iraq. Newer variants were fitted with the Up-Gunned
Weapon Station (UGWS), a turret mounted with an MK19 40mm grenade launcher and M2 heavy barrel .50 caliber machine gun.
Amphibious operations (the landing of personnel, equipment and supplies
from ships onto a hostile shore) are considered by military tacticians
to be the most complex and difficult of all military operations. The
U.S. Marine Corps is the military organization in America charged with
this responsibility. Formerly known as the LVTP7A1, the FMC manufactured
AAVP7A1 now has the role of an Assault Amphibious Vehicle, Personnel, to
counter any hostile threat during landing operations. This versatile
vehicle can navigate in the ocean waves 3 meters high while carrying 25
fully equipped Marines and can even withstand total immersion without
sinking. It is a very large tracked vehicle, being almost the same
length as the U.S. M1A1 Abrams main battle tank. The latest version is
equipped with a newly designed turret known as the "Upgunned Weapons
station", which is manufactured by the Cadillac Gage firm, in America.
The turret is a one man armament station mounting the MK 19 Model-3 40mm
(grenade) machine gun and a coaxially mounted M2 heavy barrel .50
caliber machine gun. The primary mode of operation for the armament
station is manual. However, in azimuth the system incorporates a Power
Assist Travers (PAT) mechanism. The PAT enables the gunner to quick slew
under power at a minimum rate of 45 deg./sec., and then manually fine
lay his weapon
Features:
Accurately depicts the UGWS turret, with separate parts to recreate the 40mm grenade launcher, smoke dischargers and more.
Choose between open or closed turret hatch and rear ramp.
Water jet propulsion device is accurately reproduced.
Realistic commander and driver figures included.
