M48A3s featured a new diesel engine and a range of features were apparent because
all were converted from older variants. The USA would deploy more than 600 M48s
to Vietnam, the first arriving in-country in 1965. They performed well in the
infantry support role, but there were few tank-versus-tank clashes. Many M48A3s
were later handed over to the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) when US
troops began leaving the country.
It’s a COMPLETELY BRAND NEW item and it’s designed
explicitly to portray a vehicle serving in the Vietnam War. This means the molds
are all new, carefully based on detailed research of surviving original tanks.
The designer has used different methods to reproduce the form of the M48A3,
especially the curved shape of the cast turret that was not easy to reproduce.
In the end, this accurately shaped turret even has subtle casting texture, including
embossed casting numbers. The tank has been produced with modeling convenience
in mind too, with such features as easy-fitting DS tracks. With Dragon’s knowhow
and technological skills from its WWII range being applied to this more modern
subject, this M48A3 sets high standards that exceed those of existing products.