Trumpeter 01041 1/35 Scale, M142 (HIMARS), Multi-Barrel Rocket System, Plastic Model Kit (TP01041)

M142 (HIMARS model contents

• Plastic injection parts
• Decal
• Assembly guide.
• Photo Etched

M142 (HIMARS model features

• It consists of plastic parts.
• Use a frame scissors to remove the parts.
• Use a model knife and sanding to clean the burr in the parts.
• Fill the gaps between the parts with filling material and sanding.
• There is no adhesive and paint in the box.
• You can make the necessary jerking with the assembly guide in it.
• It is recommended to paint it with the colors specified in the guide.

You can find the ingredients you need to finish this product at the bottom of the page

The M142 HIMARS (High -Moving Artillery Rocket System) is a modern American circular land -to -land missile system. The maximum range of the system is 300 km and its minimum range is 2 km. The empty weight of the mobile platform with rockets is 10,900 kilograms, the length is 7 meters and the width is 2.4 meters. The cost of a single HIMARS launcher is $ 5.1 million. 2014 prices.

M142 HIMARS was developed by UAE Systems and Lockheed Martin in line with the needs of the US Armed Forces. In creating the new system, the highest possible mobility, the high maximum speed of the wheel platform and the possibility of air transport with the C-30 Hercules aircraft. It was decided to use a truck -based wheel platform from the M1078 FMTV family to increase compatibility and shorten the research and development activities as much as possible, while the missile launcher was borrowed from M270 MLRS. While MLRS has two containers with 6 launchers, it is worth adding that HIMARS uses a container with 6 launchers. The first field tests of M142 started in 1998 and the first production party was ordered in 2002. This type of launcher was used in the Syrian civil war that started in 2011 and Iraq operations that started in 2014.