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| Subject: | Re: Desert Storm Question #3 Leopard? |  |
| Date: | Feb 25, 2003 |
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"Jason" wrote in news:3e5af67e@news.track-link.net:
> No, the Germans did not deploy anything to DS, but they did loan the
> USMC several Fox NBC vehicles. Tamiya doesn't necessarily list only
> vehicles that took part in DS in the instructions. Usually they include
> kits of like time frame e.g. modern with modern kits, WWII German, WWII
> US, etc...The Italeri kit you mention in your other post is an Israeli
> vehicle, not USMC. Israel uses a different type of blazer than the US,
> amonst other differences. The only kits that I know of are the Academy
> kit, and the Tamiya M60A1 which is a DS vehicle. RISE stands for
> reliability improvement of selected equipment. Can't help you with the
> Challenger, but it is likely that the DS MK3 parts are on a separate
> sprue that you can order from Tamiya separately. "Gray Ghost"
> wrote in message
> news:Xns932CE98FB997Wereofftoseethewizrd@66.51.175.44...
>> I have a Tamiya decal sheet - Desert Storm. Lot's of good stuff. On
>> the instruction under other vehicles it lists a German Leopard 1A4
>> (which I have) with U436 marking, including the Laughing Swordfish.
>> Did the Germans actually send a contingent to DS1? What would have
>> been the proper camo color? Just borrow US CARC Tan?
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>> TIA,
>> Frank
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Good, thanks for all the info. |
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