1/35 M113 ACAV (Tamiya)

[TuanNA]

M-113 armored personnel carrier, one of the most popular armored Personel Carrier (APC) armored vehicles in modern war history.
Original, the Americans only assumed that the M-113 was used as a "battlefield taxi", meaning that they only brought troops to the battlefield and landed troops to attack the target. The Joint General Staff stated that Vietnam was a battlefield for infantry, not a useful place for armored forces because Vietnam had a mountainous terrain with dense forests and many swampy rivers. "burial" for these motor vehicles.
However, on the battlefield of Vietnam, experience shows that infantry forces have been brought to the target, but often suffer heavy losses, mobility is limited, if out of support. of fortune. From these experiences, the United States and the Republic of Vietnam transformed the M-113 into an infantry fighting vehicle rather than a pure APC.
With a 12.7 mm machine gun and two 7.62 mm machine guns firing on the side, the M-113 is like a mobile bunker, the infantry in the vehicle can fight directly instead of hiding and waiting. where new rules get off the car to fight
Currently M-113 also serves the army of about 50 countries, including the Vietnam People's Army.

 

[ModelMonkey]

Great build! I've got one of these on my wishlist and when I eventually get it I'll be coming back here for inspiration!

[Lawrence Tierney]

I like the chain link roll and the light weathering. Tidy wee build mate

[ivan-o]

That is a cracker 👌 you have done a very old kit justice!

Edited March 31, 2020 by ivan-o

[noelh]

Very good. One of my favourite Tamiya kits. Built it many years ago. The GIs on the outside is realistic. It was safer to ride outside when there was a chance of being hit with an IED. 

[Nev]

I remember building this kit when I was a kid, I thought it was an awesomely cool APC 😎