April 25, 2024
HOBBY MASTER 1/72 DIECAST CENTURION Mk 5 4th ROYAL TANK REGIMENT GERMANY HG3502
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BRAND NEW - LAST THREENEVER REMOVED FROM ITS BOX OUT OF PRODUCTION Hobby Master 1/72 Ground Power Series British Centurion Mk.5 10 Troop, C Squadron4th Royal Tank RegimentWest Berlin, 22 August 1961 "Die Hard" HG 3502 SUPERB MODEL w/DISPLAY CASE The Centurion Mk. I, the first of 13 variations was delivered to the British Army in 1949 with a 17-pound gun. The Mk. 3 went to war in Korea with a 20-pound main gun. After Korea came a NATO standardization program for ammunition so the 7.92mm coaxial machine gun was changed to 7.62mm and a bore evacuator installed on the main gun and it was re-designated Mk. 5. The next improvement was replacing the main gun with an L7 105mm and an additional 2-inch armored plate on the front and this became the Mk. 6. At the time of development and for many years the British military tank philosophy was well armed and very well armored. Speed wasn't of the essence so the top speed of 34 km/h wasn’t a big concern. This would be their thinking until the arrival of the Challenger that would offer all 3 components. The British were the main customers for the Centurion but out of the 4,423 manufactured over 2,500 were sold abroad to over 16 countries. VERY RARE MODEL ! ACQUISITION OF COLLECTION OF RARE FIGURES AND MODELS IN PERFECT CONDITION - NEVER REMOVED FROM ITS BOX AND KEPT IN A SMOKE FREE ENVIRONMENT.
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