The Puma Armoured Fighting Vehicles are a family of light wheeled armoured vehicles developed in a 4x4 and 6x6 configuration by the Consorzio Iveco Fiat - Oto Melara based in Rome.:
The Puma were developed for the Italian Army to complement the fleet of Centauro Tank Destroyer. Iveco Fiat were awarded a contract by the Italian Army for the development of Puma platforms carrying missiles, a mortar carrier, an ambulance and a command post vehicle.:
At the end of 1999, the Italian Army ordered 580 Puma vehicles, 250 of the 6x6 configuration, and 330 4x4 vehicles. First vehicles were completed in mid-2003. The Puma was first deployed operationally in Southern Iraq in early 2005.
Item No : 05526
Item Name : Italian PUMA 6×6
Bar Code : 9580208055268
Scale : 1:35
Item Type : Static Kit
Model Brief : Length: 145.4mm Width: 79.6mm
Total Parts : 430+
Metal Parts : n/a
Photo Etched Parts : 1 piece
Film Parts : n/a
Resin Parts : n/a
Total Sprues : 11 sprues , upper hull , lower hull and tires
Paint Schemes : Italian Army
Released Date : 2013-04
More Features The kit consists of over 430 parts
>multi-slide moulded upper hull
>the kit w/refined detail
>Rubber tyres w/fine detail
>Included Photo-etched parts"


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