Tamiya 32590 - 1/48 JGSDF Light Armored Vehicle Model Kit - Field Service Replica  [32590]

Snapshot: Tamiya 1/48 JGSDF Light Armored Vehicle

The Tamiya 1/48 JGSDF Light Armored Vehicle model kit reproduces a practical and mobile Japanese vehicle in crisp scale detail. Introduced into service in 2002 with the Japan Ground Self Defense Force, the vehicle is prized for its agility and adaptable loadouts. On the real machine, a 160hp liquid-cooled 4-cylinder diesel engine gives it the ability to reach about 100km/h and to be transported by helicopter when operations require quick redeployment.

Its deployment to Iraq in 2004 for humanitarian operations led to lessons learned and mission-specific alterations. Some field versions were fitted with smoke dischargers and the 5.56 MINIMI belt-fed machine gun. The plastic kit captures those mission variants, offering model makers the chance to represent the vehicle in several configurations.