AFV 1/35 M730A1 Chaparral
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Delivery & Returns
Delivery & Returns
We use the Royal Mail, DHL Express or UPS for our customers. For UK addresses, deliveries under 10kg are a standard £4.95 via Royal Mail Tracked 48 Service. For orders over 10kg and overseas customers, postage is calculated for you at checkout once you have entered your postal address. This price, does not include any potential custom charges that may apply, depending on the product or destination, as every country has very different import duties / taxes. Online exclusive products (such as trainers) will be delivered to you directly from the printer, separate from other items in your order, but your postage fee covers ALL items in your order.
If you are unhappy with your purchase, please email shop@tankmuseum.org within fourteen (14) working days of receiving your goods, and return it to us at the address below, in its original condition, unopened (with any seals and shrink-wrap intact) and we will issue you a full refund or replace it. Goods must be returned at your own cost. If the item is faulty, you do not need to return it, we will send you a replacement free of charge.
AFV 1/35 M730A1 Chaparral
Description
Description
The MIM-72 or M730 Chaparral is an American mobile anti-aircraft system developed during the Cold War. The first prototypes of the vehicle were created in 1965, and serial production started in 1967. The M730 Chaparral is armed with four AIM-9 Sidewinder missile launchers.
The M730 Chaparral was developed to complement the M163 Vulcan artillery air defense system. In order to shorten the design work and facilitate subsequent servicing, the chassis of the M113 transporter, already used in the US Army, was used, which was appropriately modified to meet the needs of the new weapon system. The M730 Chaparral was a short-range air defense system with an effective shot range of up to 9,000 meters against a target flying at an altitude of 25 to 4,000 meters. The system underwent many modernizations, the most important of which took place in the 1980s, when the FIM-92 Stinger missiles and new guidance systems began to be used in the M730. The vehicle then changed its designation to MIM-72G. The M730 Chaparral system has been delivered to several foreign recipients, including Chile, Egypt, Israel and Taiwan. It was eventually withdrawn from the US Army by 1998.
