Trumpeter 1/35 Korean K1A1 Plastic Model Kit [00331]

The Korean indigenous K1A1 MBT is an armament upgrade version of K1 MBT. Korea has produced about 1000 K1 MBT since 1987. The K1 has far greater firepower, armor, power plant than T-72/T-62 MBT of North Korea, but its firepower of 105mm rifle cannon is insufficient to meet the challenge of 21st century MBT. The K1A1 has 120mm smoothbore gun, the license version of M256 cannon of M1A2 MBT. The fire control system, GPTTS, is made by Texas Instrument, and provides excellent firepower accuracy. The K1A1 is developed by Hyundai Heavy Industry. The Korean Army will adopt K1A1from the year 2000. 

Description This is an injection-plastic military vehicle model kit. Korea's K1A1 looks like a miniature US M1A1 MBT -- actually, its base tank Type-88 was co-developed with General Dynamics Land Systems, the manufacturer of the M1A1. It is equipped with the powerful 120mm gun and sophisticated fire-controlling system for day and night combat. Kit molding resembles the technical standard of the early 1980s, but it is nevertheless very good. Tracks are the rubber band type, and the kit contains the assembled gear box with a motor (two AA batteries are required, not included). A nice addition to your collection of exotic MBT from the Far East.