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British 155mm AS-90 Self Propelled Howitzer 1/35 Trumpeter

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SKU:
TSM324
UPC:
9.58E+12
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The AS-90 is the latest new AFV to enter British Army service and is thought by many to be the most advanced mobile artillery system in the world. The AS-90’s crew consists of the driver and three or four operators. The AS-90 is fitted with a 155mm 39 or 52 caliber gun barrel. The system fires the full range of current NATO 155mm ammunition. Fitting a 52 caliber barrel instead of the standard 39 caliber extends the range beyond 40 kilometers. The vehicle is powered by a Cummins 660 horsepower V8 diesel engine. The vehicle is of all-welded steel armor construction which is rated to withstand impact by 7.62mm and 14.5mm armor piercing shells and 152mm shell fragments. An enhanced version of the Howitzer, the Desert AS-90 (AS-90D), has been built to provide high capability in arduous desert conditions, including a thermal cover installed on the turret roof and solar reflective paint providing protection for the crew against hot metal burns. The AS-90 entered service with the British Army in 1992 and went into service in 1993, and has now replaced both the Abbott 105mm S.P. and the M109 155mm S.P. with the Royal Artillery. AS-90 is deployed in Germany and with IFOR in the former Yugoslavia. 

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

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Product Details:

Scale: 1/35
Parts: 309
Length: 11.4”
Width: 3.9”
- Requires paint and glue for assembly
- 5 sprues
- Mesh
- One-piece tracks
- Illustrated instructions
- Decals

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Paint Guide:

Silver
Flat Black
Orange
Red
IJN Grey
Dark Blue
Burnt Iron
White
Dark Grey
Olive Drab
Khaki Green
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