Gecko 35GM0052 1/35 FV103 CVR(T) Spartan with Extra Armored HB Gun Turret

The Spartan FV103 is the tracked APC (Armoured Personnel Carrier) vehicle variant in the CVRT (Combat Vehicle Reconnaissance Tracked) family. It was developed by the British company Alvis Limited during the 1970s for reconnaissance units of the British army and entered into service in 1978. The hull of the Spartan is made of all-welded aluminium armour and provides protection against attack over its frontal area from 14.5 mm projectiles and against 7.62 mm armour-piercing rounds over the remainder of the vehicle. As an APC, the Spartan has a crew of three, including a driver, commander and gunner, & can carry four infantrymen. They are seated on the left side of the vehicle, with a fourth to the rear of the vehicle commander/gunner and section commander/radio operator, facing the rear. The vehicle is fitted with a one-man turret mounted at the front left side of the hull, which is armed with one 7.62mm machine gun. The Spartan was motorised with a Jaguar petrol engine, which was later replaced by a Cummins diesel engine. The torsion bar suspension on each side consists of five rubber-tired aluminium road wheels with the drive sprocket at the front and the idler at the rear. The vehicle can run at a maximum road speed of 80 km/h with a maximum cruising range of 650 km.

Gecko Models new 1/35 scale kit, "British CVR(T) Spartan Light Tank w/ Extra Armoured Gun Turret (Russian-Ukraine War)," is a familiar kit in that it is an update of their previous kit of the same type, but this one incorporates the details on Ukrainian versions.

Features

• This kit contains parts for the Ukrainian version of the Spartan, with decals & unique parts depicting this one as in action now.
  
• Photo-etched parts & a decal sheet are included.
  
• This kit does not include any figures.