Work on the FV 510 Warrior infantry fighting vehicle project for the British army began in the late 1970s at GKN Defense, but the official order was not placed until May 1986. The total demand was set at 1053 vehicles, most of which - 789 were delivered by 1994. The units received were added to eight motorized infantry battalions of the British armed forces. Two of them were stationed in the UK, the remaining six in Germany. The welded structure of the FV 510 Warrior is based on aluminum elements, and the engine is a Perkins CV8 TCA V8 - diesel developing 550 HP at 2300 rpm, mating with the American Allison X300-4B gearbox, produced under license by Perkins Engines. Vehicles of this type were used in Iraq in 1991 and 2003 and in UN actions in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where they performed very well. Technical data: length: 6.34 m, width: 3.03 m, height: 2.73 m, weight 22.5 t, engine power: 550 HP, speed (on the road): 75 km / h, armament: 1 30mm RARDEN cannon, 1 km, 7.62 mm caliber, coupled with the cannon.
The British Warrior MCV has a long career of enduring wars and conflicts. As the actual vehicle has progressed since the Gulf War in 1991, Academy has added new parts to their old kit (ACD1365) representing the one seen in the Iraqi War of 2003. The only shortcoming of the original kit, the too-short hull nose armored stowage box, is completely corrected with the new parts. The sprue of new parts also contains several kind of stowage containers, oil cans, reels, folding chairs, SA-80 rifles, and CIP panels that decorated the vehicles in Iraq. Tracks are rubber-band belt type. No figures are included.
This is an injection-plastic military vehicle model kit.
