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The self-propelled artillery piece the M-109, was commissioned with a specific brief from the American army, to develop a heavy howitzer with had greater mobility on all types of terrain than the dated M-44. The first M-109s entered service in the early 1960s and immediately proved their worth as a ..

Dragon is proud to announce a new 1/72 scale hybrid kit, the fruit of cooperation with Lexa Models. It’s the second such collaborative kit, and it represents a stunning rendition of the 3.7cm FlaK 43 Flakpanzer IV “Ostwind”. This new Dragon 1/72 self-propelled antiaircraft gun benefits from the incl..

After making an impressive combat appearance in the 1991 Gulf War, the M2A2 was further modified based on lessons learned. The resulting variant was known as the M2A2 ODS, standing for Operation Desert Storm. Main changes were a laser rangefinder, tactical navigation system, thermal imager for the d..

The Pantsir-S1 is a close range cannon and missile air defense system used by the Russian Army. Design started in 1994 and it was adopted by the military in 2010. The Pantsir-S1 air defense system is designed to provide air defense for civilian and military facilities, including long-range air defen..

The original Bf110 aircraft built by Messerschmitt was a twin-engine heavy fighter, a type the Germans referred to as Zersto"rer (“Destroyer”). This aircraft’s greatest success was early on in WWII, but its innate weakness of a lack of aerial agility was dangerously exposed during the Battle of Brit..

The kit is brilliantly detailed in this 1/72 scale. Slide molds provide major assemblies such as the lower hull and upper compartment. Other details such as the chassis bottom and suspension are depicted, as is the Kongsberg Protector remote weapon station atop the roof and mounting a 12.7mm machine..

Dragon’s Armor Pro series rounds out the 1/72 Type 09 8x8 vehicle family with the ZSL-10. The ZSL-10 is an armored personnel carrier (APC) variant of the family. It is easily identified by the raised roof over the passenger compartment at the rear of the vehicle, as well as a one-man manually operat..

The 65-ton M103 Heavy Tank served with the US Army and US Marine Corps (USMC) during the height of the Cold War from 1957-1974. Its whole design was predicated on the need to counter Soviet heavy tanks, and thus it boasted a rifled 120mm M58 cannon for long-distance engagements. This gun fired a sep..

The M3 Bradley Cavalry Fighting Vehicle (CFV) is closely related to the more common M2 Bradley infantry fighting vehicle (IFV). Physical differences between the M2 and M3 are subtle. For example, the M3 CFV does not have firing ports in the rear hull, while it also carries more spare TOW missiles an..

The T34, which is said to have had a great influence on the German tank design, appeared on the battlefield from Operation Barbarossa in 1941, and is one of the masterpiece tanks that continued to be active while being improved until the end of the war. It is said that the body design, which is exce..

The Mk.VII British Churchill infantry tank was manufactured from late 1943, its 75mm gun and improved armor making it an offensive and defensive upgrade over preceding variants as the Mk.VII proved its worth in the aftermath of the Normandy landings and onward. The Mk.VII Crocodile was a version wit..

Introduced in 1940, the Russian T34 was designed for high production levels, featuring a very simplified structure. Powered by a highly fuel efficient 500hp V-2 12-cylinder diesel engine, and fitted with Christie type suspension, the T34 boasted efficiency and mobility. The T34/76 was mounted with a..