{"product_id":"ta-35326","title":"TAMIYA 1\/35 U.S. Main Battle Tank M1A2 Sep Abrams Tusk II (35326)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMade for the Streets\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDuring the Iraq War of 2003 and the subsequent occupation, the M1 Abrams served as the main tank of the US military. While the M1A2 SEP was a highly modernized version including electronics improvements and so on, the US military found that it faced a new threat during the occupation from 2004 onwards, namely in close-quarters urban situations with weapons such as mines and hand-held weapons. Tank Urban Survival Kits (TUSK) were developed to counter such threats, and the original TUSK I added block-shaped reactive armor to the tank sides as well as an anti-mine underplate, additional M2 heavy machine gun above the main gun, and shields for the loader. The TUSK II upgrade further added shields for the commander and the distinctive tile-shaped reactive armor, although these were not fitted to all M1A2 SEPs.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eAbout the Model\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is a 1\/35 scale assembly kit model of the M1A2 SEP Abrams tank with the TUSK II urban survival kit. ★Length: 280mm, Width: 127mm. ★The model replicates the tank's imposing form including unique tile-shaped reactive armor, commander and loader shields and M2 machine gun on the main gun. ★Model can be made to feature defensively-upgraded TUSK II or TUSK I systems. ★Complex reactive armor is constructed with few parts and little fuss. ★Includes commander and loader figures (total 2). ★Comes with TUSK I and 2 types of TUSK II markings.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"TAMIYA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51665309696342,"sku":"TA-35326","price":54.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0883\/9377\/7494\/files\/ShoTA-35326_01.jpg?v=1761398370","url":"https:\/\/www.pmstoreuk.com\/products\/ta-35326","provider":"PMSTORE","version":"1.0","type":"link"}