{"product_id":"trumpeter-1-35-challenger-2-operation-telic-iraq-2003-00323","title":"Trumpeter 1\/35 Challenger 2 Operation Telic Iraq 2003 (00323)","description":"\u003ch2\u003eChallenger 2 during Operation Telic\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eTrumpeter’s 1\/35 scale kit depicts the British Challenger 2 main battle tank during Operation Telic in Iraq in 2003. Kit 00323 offers a subject from a significant chapter in modern British armoured warfare, distinct from the tank’s earlier peace-support deployment to Kosovo.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eHistorical background\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eChallenger 2 was developed by Vickers as the successor to Challenger 1 and entered British Army service in the 1990s. Its 120mm rifled main gun and advanced armour protection made it the centrepiece of Britain’s heavy armoured forces.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOperation Telic was the name given to the British military operation in Iraq beginning in 2003. Challenger 2 tanks served with British forces in southern Iraq, including operations around Basra. The deployment tested crews and vehicles in a demanding environment of heat, dust and a mixture of open terrain and built-up areas.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor tank crews and support personnel, operations depended on more than firepower alone. Maintenance, fuel supply, communication and coordination with other units were essential to keeping the armoured force effective. A model set in this period can therefore tell both the story of the tank and that of the wider organisation supporting it.\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\u003eOperation: Telic\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSetting: Iraq, 2003\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKit number: 00323\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eAdd an Operation Telic subject to your modern British armour collection, or make it the centrepiece of a display focused on British vehicles in Iraq.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Trumpeter","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55293496557909,"sku":"00323","price":36.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0992\/8287\/8805\/files\/pktm00323.webp?v=1791644109","url":"https:\/\/monstermodelsandgames.co.uk\/products\/trumpeter-1-35-challenger-2-operation-telic-iraq-2003-00323","provider":"Monster Models and Games","version":"1.0","type":"link"}