Tamiya 36207 - 1/16 Scale Military Big Tank - Leopard A4  [36207]

First released as an R/C tank in 1977 (product 56002), Tamiya is actually proud to create the West German Leopard A4 as a set display model.

When the unique Federal German Army was at fact instituted in 1956, usa Army M47 and M48 tanks happen the mainstays of armored services and products. This however finished up being considered a stop-gap measure until a brand new main battle tank which included the lessons discovered from WWII even though the expected conditions of modern warfare may be developed. The original formal specs required a car or truck of around 30 tons, with a power-to-weight ratio of 30hp/ton, a number of 350km, and a width perhaps not surpassing 315cm. Several commercial consortia teams including Porsche, Hanomag, and Henschel happen contemplating publishing designs. Porsche's 1st running model was manufactured in 1961 and called Porsche 723. It showcased similar 90mm weapon as the M48, but ended up being afterwards specified aided by the superior British 105mm L7 tool. It had been a reasonably main-stream design featuring torsion club suspension system and a Daimler-Benz MB series 10 cylinder motor. The Porsche 723 was at fact later selected while the basis for the amazing "standard panzer". Further prototypes were built and development studies happened from 1962 to 1964. In manufacturing type, because Porsche 814, the automobile was presented with the title Leopard. The original production Leopard had been finished in September 1965 and sizeable quantities was at reality built and provided on armies of Holland, Australia, Belgium, Norway, Denmark, Italy, plus western Germany. All Leopards was added to advanced level range finders with both stereoscopic and coincident ranging feasible. These were running on a Diamler-Benz MB838 four-cycle diesel engine with multi-fuel ability. These were additionally waterproofed for deep-wading across the the top turret roof, and for crossing rivers around a depth of 4m these individuals were constructed with snorkels. The growth associated with the Leopard 1A4 represented a big advance regarding previously A1 and A2 models and was indeed seen as one of many most readily useful battle tanks to possess been incorporated our planet.

Specs & characteristics

• accurate 1/16 scale model of Germany's Leopard A4.
• every one of the initial R/C gear from Item 56002 is eliminated however the moveable suspension and tires stay.
• The fearsome form of the utmost effective main tool and turret is faithfully reproduced.
• Features realistic hyperlink kind tracks.
• Included are photo-etched components to give the model with greater realism.
• Upper hull accessory parts work a fantastic finish contemporary R/C gear such as for example DMD item, drive gearboxes, and turret rotation gearbox might be arranged to transform the model into an operating R/C model.