Type

Scale(s)

1/72

Manufacturer

Dragon

Nation(s)

United States

Conflict(s)

OIF, 2000s

Status

In production

Released

2007, July

Description

The AAVP7A1 is the U.S. Marine Corps’ amphibious assault vehicle, a vehicle that made its debut in its original guise as far back as 1971. The vehicle continues to soldier on, currently serving in rugged environments like those of Iraq. A pair of derivatives of the standard personnel carrier is the command version and the recovery version. The latter is known as the AAVR7A1, and is fitted with a hydraulic telescoping boom crane with a 2700kg lift capacity. A 13,500kg capacity winch also assists in recovery operations. Features -Newly tooled hydraulic telescoping crane -New recovery winch is reproduced with crisp detail -New storage rack made from photo-etched part -Upper and lower hull has attachment points for add-on armor kit -Add-on armor is provided as option -Suspension with crisp detail -Return rollers finely reproduced -Side stowage brackets made from photo-etched parts -One-piece tracks made in DS -Photo-etched mesh for smoke generator -High quality Cartograf decal is included Text is copyright by Dragon.