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AH-1 Viper Attack Helicopter Platoon (TIBX09)

AH-1 Viper Attack Helicopter Platoon (TIBX09)
Contains two plastic AH-1 Viper Attack Helicopters, one decal sheet, two plastic flight stands, eight rare earth magnets and one unit card.

The AH-1S Cobra first entered service with the Israeli Air Force (IAF) in 1975 and saw extentsive use in Lebanon. The IAF named its AH-1S attack helicopters the ‘Tzefa’ (Hebrew for Viper). 

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In the 1982 Lebanon War 160 Squadron Tzefa’s were use to attack Syrian armour and fortifications, destroying dozens of Syrian ground vehicles.  Like the Americans, the IAF Vipers were armed with Improved TOW anti-tank guided missiles, M197 20mm Gatling guns, and M159 rocket launchers.

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With Europe ablaze the shadow of war quickly crept across the globe. In the Middle East, Iran and Iraq had been locked in a conflict across their border since 1980, and looked unlikely to stop anytime soon.  Further west, Israel and Syria had come to blows in Lebanon as Israel fought PLO forces operating from inside their northern neighbour. The oil rich region, already rife with conflict and tension, was about to be drawn into World War III as the Soviet Union and US led NATO set about protecting their interests in the black gold that kept the wheels of industry turning.

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AH-1 Viper Attack Helicopter Platoon (TIBX09)
AH-1 Viper Attack Helicopter (x2)
AH-1 Viper Attack Helicopter Platoon (TIBX09)
AH-1 Viper Attack Helicopter Platoon (TIBX09)
AH-1 Viper Attack Helicopter Platoon (TIBX09) AH-1 Viper Attack Helicopter Platoon (TIBX09)
AH-1 Viper Attack Helicopter Platoon (TIBX09) AH-1 Viper Attack Helicopter Platoon (TIBX09)
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AH-1 Viper Attack Helicopter Platoon Box Contents
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AH-1 Viper Attack Helicopter Sprue (x2)
AH-1 Viper Attack Helicopter Platoon (TIBX09)
Unit Card
AH-1 Viper (x1)
AH-1 Viper Attack Helicopter Platoon (TIBX09)  

Decal Sheet
AH-1 Viper Attack Helicopter Platoon (TIBX09)

Flight Stands (x2) Tall Flight Stand Stems (x2)
AH-1 Viper Attack Helicopter Platoon (TIBX09) AH-1 Viper Attack Helicopter Platoon (TIBX09)

Assembling the AH-1 Cobra Helicopter

AH-1 Viper Attack Helicopter Platoon (TIBX09)


Last Updated On Monday, May 27, 2019