TAMIYA 1/48 32601 BRITISH MAIN BATTLE TANK CHALLENGER 2 (DESERTISED)

The FV4034 Challenger 2 (MOD designation "CR2") is a third generation British main battle tank (MBT) in service with the armies of the United Kingdom and Oman. It was designed and built by the British company Vickers Defence Systems (now known as BAE Systems Land & Armaments). 
 
The Challenger 2 is equipped with a 120-millimetre (4.7 in) 55-calibre long L30A1 tank gun, the successor to the L11 gun used on the Chieftain and Challenger 1. Uniquely among NATO main battle tank guns, the L30A1 is rifled, because the British Army continues to place a premium on the use of high-explosive squash head (HESH) rounds in addition to armour-piercing fin-stabilised discarding-sabot rounds. The Challenger 2 is also armed with a L94A1 EX-34 7.62 mm chain gun and a 7.62 mm L37A2 (GPMG) machine gun. Fifty main armament rounds and 4,200 rounds of 7.62 mm ammunition are carried.

The Challenger 2 has a four-man crew. The turret and hull are protected with second generation Chobham armour (also known as Dorchester). To date, the only time the tank has been destroyed during operations was by another Challenger 2 in a "blue on blue" (friendly fire) incident at Basra in 2003 when the destroyed tank had its hatch open at the time of the incident.   It has seen operational service in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo and Iraq.
 
★This is a 1/48 scale plastic model assembly kit. Length: 243mm, width: 84mm
★Comes with components to recreate typical Iraq War features such as additional armor and canvas side skirts. 
★Assmbly type tracks have one-piece straight sections.
★Decals are included for periscope, turret-front Combat Identification Panel and more.
★Comes with a commander torso figure and one marking option.
★The modern form with flat panels and 120mm rifled gun is captured in style, with an ergonomic parts breakdown.