{"product_id":"trumpeter-1-35-challenger-2-kfor-kosovo-dozer-blade-00345","title":"Trumpeter 1\/35 Challenger 2 KFOR Kosovo with Dozer Blade (00345)","description":"\u003ch2\u003eChallenger 2 on peace-support duty\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eTrumpeter’s 1\/35 scale kit depicts the British Challenger 2 main battle tank in its KFOR Kosovo configuration with a dozer blade. Kit 00345 offers a distinctive subject from an early operational deployment of the tank, combining modern British armour with the setting of a multinational peace-support mission.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eHistorical background\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eChallenger 2 entered British Army service in the 1990s as the successor to Challenger 1. Designed by Vickers, it combined a 120mm rifled main gun with advanced armour protection and became the British Army’s principal main battle tank.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBritish Challenger 2 tanks deployed to Kosovo in 1999 as part of KFOR, the NATO-led Kosovo Force. The mission focused on establishing a safe and secure environment following the conflict. Heavy armour provided a visible deterrent and supported the force’s security duties, making the deployment an important chapter in Challenger 2’s early service history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe dozer blade distinguishes the configuration represented by this release. Equipment of this kind gave a tank additional utility for earthmoving and preparing positions, providing a modelling subject that differs from a standard gun tank. The Kosovo setting also offers an alternative to the desert operations often associated with modern British armour.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eModel details\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eManufacturer: Trumpeter\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eScale: 1\/35\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSubject: British Challenger 2 main battle tank\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eService setting: KFOR, Kosovo\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eConfiguration: with dozer blade\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKit number: 00345\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eAdd a KFOR subject to your modern British armour collection, or use the tank as the centrepiece of a Kosovo peace-support diorama.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Trumpeter","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55293235757397,"sku":"TRU-00345","price":36.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0992\/8287\/8805\/files\/133155-10244-pristine.avif?v=1791643449","url":"https:\/\/monstermodelsandgames.co.uk\/products\/trumpeter-1-35-challenger-2-kfor-kosovo-dozer-blade-00345","provider":"Monster Models and Games","version":"1.0","type":"link"}