Trumpeter 1/35 M1 Panther II Mineclearing Plastic Model Kit 00346

The M1 Abrams Panther is an M1 Abrams Main BattleTank specially modified for mine clearing mine clearing missions. Modificationsto the Abrams tank include the removal the turret, and installation of minerollers on the front of the vehicle. Rollers attached to the front to the frontof the vehicle explode landmines without causing damage to the vehicle.Weighing 43 tons, the Panther ? can clear a 5,000-square-meter area within an hour. Plow and rollerkit attachments push mines out of the way when clearing roads without damagingthe vehicle. The two Panther ? vehicles in the 130^th Engineer Brigade's arsenal areone-third of the Army's total stock. Two have been used since 1999 formine-clearing missions in Bosnia,and two more are en route to Kosove.