Ref.: MENG-SS008
Heavy Armoured Personnel Carrier Achzarit Late Type
Characteristics
To scale 1/35 in plastic and the manufacturer Meng Model this model to assemble and paint.
History
The Achzarit heavy armoured personnel carrier (late) is updated from its early version. It received a modification of its suspension where original wheels and tracks were replaced by Centurion wheels and new reinforced tracks. It’s equipped with an OWS (Overhead Weapon System) and also with a pair of smoke grenade launchers in the front of the hull. This vehicle is the cutting edge of the Mechanized Infantry of the IDF, and it saw service during the 2nd Lebanon war in 2006, operation "Cast Lead" in 2009 and "Pillar of Defense" in 2012, as well as in operation "Protective Edge" in July 2014.