T-62 MOD.1960 TANK PLASTIC MODEL KIT 1/35 SCALE TRUMPETER

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The T-62was originally conceived 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 of armourat 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 its successor, 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 Warsaw Pact. Egypt, Iraq, and Syria have been notable users of the T-62.Israelhas acquired a quantity of T-62s in clashes with its neighbours and 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