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Military observers from around the world watched as the Russian Army displayed a new family of combat vehicles at the 2015 May Day Parade in Moscow to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the end of the Great Patriotic War (World War II). One of these tactical vehicles is the T-14 (in development referred to as Object 148) produced on the Armata platform. The T-14 is a new main battle tank that will augment and eventually replace the older designs with manned turrets should the type be produced in sufficient numbers. The vehicle is manned by a crew of three who all operate the tank from inside the hull - the turret is unmanned. - Panda Hobby is producing the Armata and Kurgonets combat vehicles with this T-14 Armata being the latest in the series. The kit is molded in green styrene and presented on eight parts trees plus eighteen trees molded in tan, one tree molded in clear, and one fret of photo-etched parts. Among the kit's features and options:Detailed suspension/drive train - Four-piece track links (see text below)Nicely detailed hull - Photo-etched grilles on the engine deck - Positionable crew hatches - Flag pole for commander's hatch (parade version)Clear periscopes - Nice molding on slat armor - Detailed turret - Detailed remote gun mount It was quite a relief when I saw these are two-piece track links - the steel track link is two parts (track plate and guide tooth) and the other two parts are the rubber pads which mount separately. - The decals provide the stylized Russian star on either side of the parade vehicles. - The kit has some great details and possibilities. While the initial batch of vehicles are no-doubt undergoing trials and crew training, some of these might show up in a hot-spot such as Syria for 'field trials'. The Armata and Kurgonets models will provide nice profile of modern Russian Army armor for your scale garrison.