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Tango0122 Jan 2015 10:59 p.m. PST

Masters of Military sells EBR 75 in 6mm, a French armored reconnaissance vehicle armed with a 75mm gun.

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"The EBR is an 8x8 wheeled reconnaissance vehicle designed before the Second World War, but with production only commencing afterwards, with over 1200 vehicles being manufactured after 1954. While being lightly armoured, the EBR was armed with the 90 mm FL-11 or 75 mm cannon known as the FL-10 or L/48 in a novel oscillating turret and supported by up to four 7.5 mm machine guns, one co-axial, one operated by the driver, one by the co-driver and one by the commander, though the latter was not found on all EBRs. The EBR had a crew of four (including two in the turret),[1] and was powered by a 200 hp (150 kW) 6 liter[2] 12HD horizontally opposed air-cooled 12-cylinder engine (with dual carburetors and 6.6:1 compression, enabling it to run on low-octane petrol).[3] Based on Panhard's two-cylinder automobile engine, it was mounted under the floor of the fighting compartment, which had the unfortunate effect of requiring the turret to be removed to conduct major engine repairs.[4]

Designed in 1951 by Panhard, OBE[clarification needed] used a symmetrical front and rear with two drivers positions. The EBR can reach speeds of 100 km/h (62 mph) on 14 in (36 cm)-wide, 24 in (61 cm)-diameter wheels with Michelin tyres and Veil-Picard tubes, which feature a series of nitrogen-filled cells, enabling them to absorb bullet hits and not go flat.[5] The armoured hull is mounted on an 8-wheel drive, with 4 inner metal wheels, which can be raised for driving on the road. The four central wheels have aluminum rims with steel grousers, separated by rubber blocks;[6] with all eight wheels deployed, ground pressure is only 0.7 kg (1.5 lb) per 1 cm2 (0.16 sq in).[7]

The 1954 model improves armaments with a lengthened 75 mm barrel, giving a muzzle velocity of 1000 m/s. Finally, the 1963 version further strengthens firepower with a 90 mm gun."
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Fatman22 Jan 2015 11:48 p.m. PST

Hmmmmm, £3.23 GBP each for a 6mm A/C which is available from H&R (£0.40)or GHQ (£1.33)……… I'll give it a miss thanks.

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elsyrsyn23 Jan 2015 8:53 a.m. PST

And the GHQ model is significantly more detailed, too.

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Doug

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