US Army M163 Vulcan 1/35 Academy

The M113 is one of the most famous armored personnel carriers in the history of military vehicles. It has a fully tracked layout and it entered in service at the beginning of the 1960s. The M113 was the most widely used armored vehicle of the U.S. Army and the U.S. Marine Corps in the Vietnam War. On the M113 hull was developed the self-propelled anti-aircraft gun M163 VADS (Vulcan Air Defense System). The M163 adopted the General Dynamics 20mm M61 Vulcan rotary cannon, installed in a small turret above the hull, and a radar system for fire control. The M163 was designed to complement the M48 Chaparral missile system and to provide the highest level of anti-aircraft defense to the ground troops. The huge firepower of its 20mm gun could also be used, with devastating effects, against terrestrial targets. The M163 was mainly used by the United States Army and it is still used today by many countries.

Please see the paint guide below for the manufacturer’s suggested colors.

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Product Details:

Scale: 1/35
Skill Level: 3
Length: 5.4”
Height: 1.5”
Parts: 520+
– Painting and assembly required
– 13 sprues
– Molded in high-quality plastic
– One decal sheet
– One-piece lower hull
– Poly caps
– One photo-etched fret
– 20mm Vulcan rotary cannon
– Optional side skirts or side-mounted flotation skirts
– Optional flexible or connecting link tracks
– Optional position cannon elevation
– Includes decals and paint guides for the following versions:

1. 24^th Infantry Division, 1^st Brigade, 5^th Air Defense Artillery, Fort Irwin, November 1988
2. 3^rd Armored Division, 3^rd Battalion, 5^th Air Defense Artillery, Germany, November 1987
3. Unknown unit, Fort Irwin, March 1988

– Illustrated instructions and paint guide

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Paint Guide:

Flat Black
Steel
Silver
NATO Green FS 34094 (for options 2 & 3 above only)
NATO Brown FS 30051 (for option 2 above only)
NATO Black FS 37030 (for option 2 above only)
Sand (for option 1 above only)
Olive Drab
Khaki
Rust
Wood Brown
Gold
Clear Red
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