The Chieftain was the United Kingdom main battle tank from the mid-1960s until the late 1980s. A well protected and, with its 120 mm rifled gun, well armed tank, the Chieftain was unfortunately plagued by a poor multi-fuel engine which gave it a high breakdown rate and resulted in a sometimes unmerited bad reputation. Around 1000 Chieftain were built for the British Army.
The SA-6 Gainful (2K12 Kub for the Soviet) tracked surface-to-air missile system is a Soviet low to medium-level air defence system designed to protect ground force from air attack. A SA-6 battery usually consist of three triple-missile transporter erector launchers (TELs), one tracked radar vehicle and four resupplying trucks. Entered in service in 1967, the SA-6 went trough several modernisations and versions. The missile have an effective range of 4-24 km and an effective altitude of 50-14,000 m. The NVA (East-German Army) received a total of 107 TELs starting from 1970.
Before the advent of the Trumpeter kit (and I still need to buy mine), the only available 1/72 scale SA-6 was the diecast ones (Altaya?). With a little work and a new painting they were perfect on the wargaming table. (made 2020)
The Marder is the backbone IFV (Infantry Fighting Vehicle) of the Panzergrenadiere units of the West German Army. Around 2100 were taken into service in the Bundeswehr from the early 1970s. At the time a modern but conventional machine, the Marder has proven to be a successful and solid design. Armed with a 20 mm autocannon mounted in a small two-man turret, the Marder can also be equipped with an external MILAN anti-tank guided missile launcher. From version 1A2 on, the Marder also received a thermal sight installation. With a crew of 3, it had a nominal capacity for 7 infantrymen.
The models are the Altaya diecast with some modifications and improvements as they are the only 1:72 scale model of the 1A2 version. (made 2015)
A twin-engined multi-purpose military helicopter, the Westland Lynx went into operational service with the British Army in 1977. A very powerful and agile helicopter capable of attaining high speeds and performing loops and rolls, the Lynx can also be equipped with 8 TOW anti-tank guided missiles.
The model is the Amercon diecast just slightly repainted. (made 2015)
The Aérospatiale Alouette II is French produced light helicopter. First production helicopters powered by a gas turbine, the Alouette II was widely used and very popular, more tan 1300 exemplars being produced between 1956 and 1975. Between 1959 and 1967, the Belgian Army acquired a total of 81 Alouette II. They were utilised in liaison and reconnaissance duties. The last one was finally retired in 2009.
The model is a repainted diecast one from Amercon. (made 2014)
