35152 Tamiya - 1/35 U.S. M2A2 Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicle  [35152]

Regarding the U.S. M2A2 IFV

The U.S. Army's M2/M3 Bradley battling Vehicles had been initially developed through the '70's, to generally fulfill a U.S. Army requirement of an agile armored employees car which could keep rate with all the M1 Abrams tank. The F.M.C. Corporation, present Ca, U.S.A., produced the M2/3 Bradley show, and came across or surpassed the Army's curiosity about flexibility, firepower and team security. With continuing changes being manufactured in tools technology, upgrading of present systems is an on-going procedure. Aimed primarily at boosting the crew's "Survivability", the M2A2's improvements was in fact primarily attained by adding outside dishes on front part and edges about the vehicle. Reactive armor slabs are then put in these plates, inside field. Kevlar liners (called "spall liners") was put on the inner for the group compartment for extra safety. To control the increased fat but still maintain steadily its excellent freedom, the Cummins 500 hp turbocharged diesel engine was indeed tuned to 600 HP, together with transmission was indeed regreared and strengthened. The automobile tools remain comparable, excluding an improved form of the TOW-2 missile launcher. Having experienced solution for longer than decade, the Bradley IFV's simply progress.