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US M1128 Mobile Gun System - 2nd Infantry Division, 2007 (1:48 Scale)
US M1128 Mobile Gun System - 2nd Infantry Division, 2007

Solido US M1128 Mobile Gun System - 2nd Infantry Division, 2007
 
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Solido S4800203 US M1128 Mobile Gun System - 2nd Infantry Division, 2007 (1:48 Scale) "We will carry out a campaign characterized by shock, by surprise, by flexibility ... and by the application of overwhelming force."
- CENTCOM commander General Tommy Franks commenting on the conduct of Operation: Iraqi Freedom, March 21st, 2003

The M1128 Mobile Gun System is an eight-wheeled armored car of the Stryker armored fighting vehicle family, mounting a 105 mm tank gun, based on the Canadian LAV III light-armored vehicle manufactured by General Dynamics Land Systems. It is in service with the United States and was also being considered for adoption by several other countries.

The MGS' low profile turret has a small silhouette, is stabilized and mounts a 105mm M68A2 rifled cannon with an autoloader. The vehicle is primarily outfitted to support infantry combat operations. While it could take on some of the roles of tanks, it is not designed to engage in combat with tanks. The MGS can store 18 rounds of main gun ammunition, 8 in the autoloader's carousel and an additional 10 in a replenisher located at the rear of the vehicle. It has a rate of fire of six rounds per minute.

The MGS' 105 mm cannon can fire four types of ammunition: the M900 kinetic energy penetrator to destroy armored vehicles; the M456A2 high explosive anti-tank round to destroy thin-skinned vehicles and provide anti-personnel fragmentation; the M393A3 high explosive plastic round to destroy bunkers, machine gun and sniper positions, and create openings in walls for infantry to access; and M1040 canister shot for use against dismounted infantry in the open.

Because the vehicle was originally designed without air conditioning, crews are given individual cooling vests that circulate cooled water from outside the vehicle to the garment. Vehicle computers still overheat regularly. The large weapon station and relatively smaller hatch can make emergency exits difficult. Because the main cannon is separated from the crew compartment it is possible for the crew of an MGS to encounter a stoppage in the heat of battle and not be able to clear it without disembarking from the vehicle. All MGS Stryker platforms have since been upgraded with A/C units

Pictured here is a 1:48 scale replica of a US Army M1128 Mobile Gun System that was attached to the 2nd Infantry Division during 2007. Now in stock!

Dimensions:
Length: 5-3/4-inches
Width: 2-1/4-inches

Release Date: November 2021

Features
  • Diecast construction
  • Rolling wheels
  • Rotating turret and elevating gun
  • Comes with acrylic display case

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