ACADEMY 13507 1/35 US Army M163 Vulcan Air Defense System Model Kit RC Boats Includes British 250-pound GP

Includes British 250-pound GP

The completed model is 14

Features include a supercharged 426 HEMI® engine

but returned to support operations off Okinawa and Japan

ACADEMY 13507 1/35 US Army M163 Vulcan Air Defense System Model Kit RC Boats Includes British 250-pound GPACADEMY 13507 1 35 US Army M163 Vulcan Air Defense System Model Kit In the late 1960s, the US Army introduced the M163 Vulcan Air Defense System (VADS) into service to replace the aging, optically aimed M42 Duster. The M163 was armed with a variant of the M61 20mm Vulcan gatling gun that could fire up to 3000 rounds per minute (the M61 fired at 6000 rounds per minute) and provided defense fire against air attacks that were inside the minimum range of