The M1117 Guardian ASV is a 4×4 wheeled armored patrol vehicle that entered service to replace the M1114 UAH within the MP units of the US Army. The M1117 ASV is based on the Cadillac Gage LAV-150. The M1117 is fitted with the up-gunned weapon station that is also mounted on the AAVP7A1. In 1995 the US Army ordered four prototypes that were delivered in 1997. 1999 series production started after a first order for 94 vehicles was placed. Additional orders followed with the last for 724 M1117 ASV placed in July 2005, bringing the number of ordered vehicles to 1,118. M1117 ASVs are in service with the USMC and the USAF owns two. The Iraq Civil Intervention Force operates 43 M1117 ASVs in stretched APC and Command and Control Vehicle versions. The M1117 Guardian ASV first saw action in Kosovo in 2001. Today the bulk of the in-service vehicles are used for convoy escort duties in Iraq.
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Product Details:
Scale: 1/72
Skill Level: 2
Length: 3.4”
Width: 1.5”
Parts: 30+
- Painting and assembly required
- 1 sprue
- One decal sheet
- Four black rubber tires
- One-piece upper and lower hulls
- One-piece turret
- Illustrated instructions and paint guide
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Paint Guide:
A. Steel
Khaki
Tire Black
Sandy Yellow
B. Steel
Khaki
Tire Black
Wood Brown
Light Green
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