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Japanese Military Vehicles & Patriot Defense System Diorama Set (11 Types)
Scale: 1/144
Comprehensive 1:144 scale paper model kit depicting ground support and defense vehicles of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF). The kit features 11 distinct vehicle types—including Patriot missile system units, logistics trucks, and emergency vehicles—alongside a airfield display base.
This kit from the "Paper Wing" series offers a detailed 1:144 scale recreation of the vehicle fleet operated across modern military airbases. The set encompasses key components of the Patriot surface-to-air missile system (PAC-3 launcher, radar unit, and fire control station with towing trucks) alongside a diverse array of support vehicles, including light armored vehicles, fuel tankers, ambulances, heavy crash tenders, aircraft tugs, and utility trucks.
The kit features modular construction elements: the Patriot launcher and radar arrays are engineered with elevation and rotation capability, allowing them to be showcased either in towed transit mode or fully deployed in stationary firing positions with lowered stabilizer jacks. Complete with ground crew figures and a grass-field display base sheet, this kit is designed in scale to complement the manufacturer's F-2 fighter jet set.
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| Product type | Papermodel |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | Facet |
| Scale | 1/144 |
| Sheet size | DIN A4 |
| Sheets | 5 |
| Bauanleitung | Japanese, Pictures |
The ground vehicle fleet of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) provides critical logistical support, airbase security, and ground-based air defense across airfields throughout the Japanese archipelago. The backbone of this ground-based air defense network is the MIM-104 Patriot missile system (utilized in the advanced PAC-3 configuration for anti-ballistic missile and air defense roles), operated from mobile tactical truck chassis.
Complementing these specialized air defense systems, JASDF base operations rely on a wide variety of utility and emergency vehicles. These include tactical all-wheel-drive trucks for transport, light armored vehicles for perimeter defense, specialized heavy airfield fire engines for emergency response, and dedicated aircraft refueling and towing units designed to manage flight line operations.