M48A3 Patton – Main Battle TankBKM1045Released: August 14, 2019Pieces: 937Minifigs: 1Status: RetiredTotal Run: 100Digital Instructions: Available MIM-23 – HAWK Missile LauncherBKM1044Released: August 9, 2019Pieces: 256Minifigs: 0Status: RetiredTotal Run: 100 MiG-21PF “Fishbed-D” – Sup...
1/35 U.S. AIRBORNE TANK M551 SHERIDAN (VIETNAM WAR) Length: 185mm. Image shows painted and assembled kit, with separately sold detail-up parts from Item 12687 used. Vietnam Campaigner The lightweight M551 Sheridan was designed as an airliftable tank, a cutting-edge design with aluminum ...
BUFFS: Big Ugly Flying Fat Fuckers – ref. B52 bombers. Also referred as “Dumptrucks” in northern I-Corps. Buicks:Used primarily in the infantry support role, the M48A3 tank was America’s main battle tank in Vietnam from the earliest combat action, and in South Vietnamese service almo...
The U.S. heavily armored, 90 mm M48A3 Patton tank saw extensive action during the Vietnam War, and over 600 were deployed with US Forces. Ground forces also had access to B-52 and F-4 Phantom II and other aircraft to launch napalm, white phosphorus, tear gas, chemical weapons, precisi...
The military equipment includes a UH-1 “Huey” helicopter, a BLU-82“Daisy Cutter” bomb, M48 Patton tank, a renovated Douglas A-1 Skyraider attack bomber, an F-5A fighter and an A-37 Dragonfly attack bomber. Defused ordnance The last two are captured former South Vietnamese Air Force...
CHINOOK HC-130P HH-43F PEDRO HH-53 HU-1 HUEY HU-16 ALBATROSS Iron Triangle KA-6D KC-135 STRATOTANKER Khe Sanh Combat Base L-19 LCM M113 M18A1 Claymore M163 Vulvan M24 Chaffee M41 Walker Bulldog M48 Patton M551 Sheridan M67 Zippo M728 M76 Otter M9 Flamethrower Napalm O-1/G BIRD ...
After battling through the war-torn city and destroying numerous NVA T-34's with an M48 Patton tank, the squad mounts up in a 101st Airborne Huey. The helicopter is shot down by and RPG while attempting to destroy NVA SAM's and HAWK radars in the area, and the squad fights their ...
CHINOOK HC-130P HH-43F PEDRO HH-53 HU-1 HUEY HU-16 ALBATROSS Iron Triangle KA-6D KC-135 STRATOTANKER Khe Sanh Combat Base L-19 LCM M113 M18A1 Claymore M163 Vulvan M24 Chaffee M41 Walker Bulldog M48 Patton M551 Sheridan M67 Zippo M728 M76 Otter M9 Flamethrower Napalm O-1/G BIRD ...
The Marines were backed by the first batch of M48 Patton tanks to arrive in the country in 1967. The Marine tanks saw lot of action in Vietnam, often accompanying patrols on missions up to the demilitarised zone. In addition to these gun tanks, they also had the only M48 flame tanks ...
Communication between ground troops and the tank was also important as noted by the addition of phones on the outside of the United States’ M48A1 Patton Tanks used a decade earlier in Vietnam (Lcks, 1971). There is no doubt that Deng’s idea that a war would help improve the ar...