FMS HUMMER H1 ALPHA 1/12 SCALER RTR- YELLOW
In the late 1970s, the U.S. Army proposed the development concept of a High Mobility Multi-purpose Wheeled Vehicle, based on the Vietnam War experience.
The identified task was to replace a wide range of Jeeps and Trucks with a light off-road vehicle that could meet the requirements of all military units whilst also being able to achieve a high degree of modular maintenance, improved reliability, and at the same time also minimise logistical burdens and procurement costs.
AM General (AMG) finally won the contract with the army to manufacture such a vehicle in the face of very determined competition from sport’s car company Lamborghini.
It was during "Operation Desert Storm" in the early 1990's that the vehicle first attracted worldwide attention - pictures of over 20,000 HMMWs made up of more than 30 sub-models including ambulances, personnel carriers, anti-tank missile vehicles, etc, carrying American soldiers into battle, were spread a
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