Trumpeter – 1/35 Russian T-62 ERA (Mod. 1972)

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Excludes allglues,paintandtoolsnecessary to assemble.

The T-62 originally was conceived as a companion weapon to the T-55. Being essentially a T-55 up-gunned with the 2A20 115mm cannon, both the T-55 and the T-62 used the same wheels, track, engine, transmission, hatches and other fittings. The primary differences between the two vehicles were the T-62s lengthened hull and new turret design. The new UT-5 cannon could fire its BR-5 APFSDS steel round through approximately 300mm of armour at a range of 1000 meters. This was adequate to deal with the then-perceived threat of such NATO tanks as the American M-48 and 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 successors, the T-72, the T-62 still sees service today in many of the worlds armies. Egypt, Iraq, and Syria have been notable users of the T-62, Israel has acquired a number of T-62s in clashes with its neighbours and has rebuilt them to IDF standards.

– The kit consists of over 680 parts
– Multi-slide moulded lower hull and turret
– 217 individual track links
– Photo-etched parts
– Metal Gun Barrel included