This is a factory sealed Academy 1:35 Scale Warrior MCV "IRAQ 2003" Plastic Model Kit (Item #13201). This kit contains parts for one model. Paint and glue are not included. Includes pictorial instructions.

The Warrior Mechanized Combat Vehicle (MCV) was developed in the mid-1970s by GKN Defence. Designed as the next generation combat vehicle for the Royal Army, the Warrior was actually a parallel development to the US-made Bradley. With all of the developmental problems that the US was having with the Bradley, the Warrior was the only available solution with over 1,000 produced.

Construction was welded aluminium, similar to the US M113, making the vehicle light enough to be transportable on the RAF Hercules. With the fall of the Berlin Wall, the Warrior would not enter its own until Operation Desert Storm. Upgraded with applique armour, no Warriors were lost to enemy fire (though two were destroyed in a friendly fire incident with an A-10 firing Maverick missiles at the vehicles).

Improvements to the Warrior continued as experience was gained in peace-keeping operations such as Bosnia in the mid-1990s and more recently in Iraq. As with any successful combat vehicle in military service, the Warrior has been adapted and/or modified to serve other missions such as artillery observer, recovery vehicle, and command vehicle (with additional radios).

FEATURES:

• Academy revamped its Warrior with newly added tooling, bringing this kit to a new level of realism.
• An entire sprue of over 80 detailed parts will put this kit on modelers want list.
• Comes with accurately reproduced hull and turret, engine deck, fully assembled rubberized track, and precise suspension system.
• Mark it with authentic decals from Iraq 2003 as well as Bosnia 1995.
• Illustrated assembly guide.

A great addition for any Model Kit enthusiast, and makes a wonderful gift!