Product Review

Plastic model kit of the M109A6 Paladin, an American 155 mm turreted self-propelled howitzer, first introduced in the early 1960s. Paladin was first fielded in 1994 and is operational with the United States Army and the Israeli Army, and has been selected by the Kuwait and Taiwan. Kit has single piece lower hull, upper hull and turret with detailed exterior, turret baskets (stowed or deployed) with photoetch, optional hatches, commanders periscope, Panoramic telescope, 2-piece M126 155 mm Howitzer gun barrel with (gun ring, mount and travel lock), .50 caliber M2 machine gun, injection molded tow cable, separate on-vehicle tools and equipment including (12.7mm and 40mm ammo boxes, ration boxes, stowage boxes, jerry cans, water cans, packs, bundles and more), optional torso figures (commander and driver), suspension (sprockets, idlers, road wheels, exhaust tips, vinyl track lengths and spare tracks). Decals and painting guide for (3) U.S. Army Iraq: unknown unit, 2003; 16th and 29th Field Artillery Regiment, 2003 and 2006