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Re: AFV Club, Ding-Hao Models, and Hobby Fan
« Reply #200 on: December 15, 2019, 04:13:55 AM »
I'm glad to see AFV Club making use of the Centurion tooling. I wonder if we'll see an AVRE 165mm, ARV, or even an AVLB?

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Re: AFV Club, Ding-Hao Models, and Hobby Fan
« Reply #202 on: February 17, 2020, 10:49:50 AM »
Definitely looks interesting!

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Re: AFV Club, Ding-Hao Models, and Hobby Fan
« Reply #203 on: February 18, 2020, 01:59:00 AM »
Zombie busting...here we go! ;) ;D
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Re: AFV Club, Ding-Hao Models, and Hobby Fan
« Reply #204 on: March 08, 2020, 04:07:10 AM »
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Re: AFV Club, Ding-Hao Models, and Hobby Fan
« Reply #205 on: March 08, 2020, 01:17:04 PM »
Interesting.  Australian Army.

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Re: AFV Club, Ding-Hao Models, and Hobby Fan
« Reply #206 on: March 09, 2020, 01:33:30 AM »
My thoughts too
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Re: AFV Club, Ding-Hao Models, and Hobby Fan
« Reply #207 on: June 06, 2020, 04:20:47 AM »
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Re: AFV Club, Ding-Hao Models, and Hobby Fan
« Reply #208 on: June 06, 2020, 10:59:32 AM »
Interesting.  Now what would they be sensing above the aircraft?

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Re: AFV Club, Ding-Hao Models, and Hobby Fan
« Reply #209 on: June 07, 2020, 03:05:56 AM »
Interesting.  Now what would they be sensing above the aircraft?

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Re: AFV Club, Ding-Hao Models, and Hobby Fan
« Reply #210 on: June 13, 2020, 12:58:11 PM »
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Re: AFV Club, Ding-Hao Models, and Hobby Fan
« Reply #211 on: July 18, 2020, 04:02:48 AM »
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Re: AFV Club, Ding-Hao Models, and Hobby Fan
« Reply #212 on: October 13, 2020, 03:00:34 AM »
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Re: AFV Club, Ding-Hao Models, and Hobby Fan
« Reply #213 on: October 13, 2020, 08:40:59 AM »
Finally!  :smiley:
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Re: AFV Club, Ding-Hao Models, and Hobby Fan
« Reply #214 on: October 13, 2020, 09:01:17 AM »
Hmmm? ... Oh, if I must! ;)
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Re: AFV Club, Ding-Hao Models, and Hobby Fan
« Reply #215 on: October 13, 2020, 11:41:08 AM »
1 Combat Engineer Regiment AVRCE removing FLQ checkpoint near Chateaux, Oct 1970. Great WHIF subject for any nation that used the Centurion MBT. 

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Re: AFV Club, Ding-Hao Models, and Hobby Fan
« Reply #216 on: February 02, 2021, 03:05:48 AM »
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Re: AFV Club, Ding-Hao Models, and Hobby Fan
« Reply #217 on: April 10, 2021, 02:32:40 AM »
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Re: AFV Club, Ding-Hao Models, and Hobby Fan
« Reply #218 on: May 19, 2021, 05:51:47 AM »
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Re: AFV Club, Ding-Hao Models, and Hobby Fan
« Reply #220 on: June 07, 2021, 06:24:45 AM »
It's a TOW jeep designed to look like a 106mm RR Jeep?

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Re: AFV Club, Ding-Hao Models, and Hobby Fan
« Reply #221 on: June 08, 2021, 01:47:16 AM »
I'm not expert but does TOW come in short and long tube versions?
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Re: AFV Club, Ding-Hao Models, and Hobby Fan
« Reply #222 on: June 08, 2021, 02:04:33 AM »
I think it's not a TOW but a FOOT (Fast Optically tracked Optional wire Track)

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Re: AFV Club, Ding-Hao Models, and Hobby Fan
« Reply #223 on: June 08, 2021, 03:38:23 AM »
I'm not expert but does TOW come in short and long tube versions?

The original HAW (Heavy Anti-Armour/Anti-Tank)Weapon System that became the TOW did have a much longer launch tube as depicted in the AFV Club kit image but by the time it was put to the test in actual combat in SEA the launch tube was cut down to the length we now see for almost all TOW missile systems fielded.  The exception being the M113 with TOW that was fielded in Europe with USAREUR units which had the longer launch tube.  That too was soon reduced in overall length to the standard short tube.  I was not aware of Israel acquiring the long tube TOW systems so that alone is a nice bit of history. 
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Re: AFV Club, Ding-Hao Models, and Hobby Fan
« Reply #224 on: June 09, 2021, 01:23:56 AM »
Thanks
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