Trumpeter 1/35 Russian T-62 Modern 1960 01546 Plastic Model Kit

Description

:The T-62was originallyconceived as a companion weapon to the T-55,being::essentiallyaT-55up-gunnedwith the 2A20 115mm cannon. Both the T-55 and the T-62usedthe same wheels, track, engine, transmission, hatches and other fittings. The primary differences between the two vehicles were the T-62's lengthened hull and new turret design. The new UT-5cannoncould fire its BR-5 APFSDS steel round through approximately 300mm ofarmourat a range of 1000metres. This was adequate to deal with the then perceived threat of such NATO tanks as the AmericanM48and later models of the British Centurion. The T-62 was meant to add long range firing capability to Soviet tank regiments being placed alongside T-55s, but in the later years of its deployment it fulfilled much the same role as the T-55.

::Despite being introduced in 1960, the improved performance of itssuccessor, the T-72, the T-62 still sees service today in many of the world'sarmies, the Arab nations being the largest consumers outside the WarsawPact. Egypt,Iraq, andSyriahave been notable users of the T-62.Israelhas acquired a quantity of T-62s in clashes with itsneighboursand has rebuilt them to IDF standards.

Item No	:01546
Item Name	:Russian T-62 Mod.1960
Bar Code	:9580208015460
Scale	:1:35
Item Type	:Static Kit
Model Brief	:Length: 286mm:Width: 95mm:
Total Parts	:490+
Metal Parts	:Gun barrel
Photo Etched Parts	:1 pc
Film Parts	:n/a
Resin Parts	:n/a
Total Sprues	:19 sprues and lower hull
Released Date	:2014-12
More Features	:The kit consists of over 490 parts >the kit w/refined detail >multi-slide moulded lower hull & turret >217 individual tracks links >photo-etched fret included