Trumpeter 01552 T-62 Mod.1975 (Mod.1972+KTD2), 1:35

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-62’s 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 metres. This was adequate to deal with the then perceived threat of such NATO tanks as the American M48 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 successor the T-72, the T-62 still sees service today in many of the world’s armies, the Arab nations being the largest consumers outside theWarsawpact.Egypt,Iraq, andSyriahave 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	01552
Item Name	Russian T-62 Mod.1975 (Mod.1972+KTD2)
Bar Code	9580208015521
Scale	1:35
Item Type	Plastic Model Armor Kit
Model Brief	Length: 286mm   Width: 95mm
Total Parts	510+
Metal Parts	copper cable, gun barrel
Photo Etched Parts	2 pcs
Film Parts	n/a
Resin Parts	n/a
Total Sprues	22 sprues and lower hull
Released Date	2015-10
More Features	The kit consists of over 510 parts >the kit w/refined detail >multi-slide moulded lower hull & turret >217 individual tracks links  >photo-etched fret included

Produktbeschreibung:
Plastikmodellbausatz (kein Spielzeug). Nicht gebaut, nicht bemalt. Farbe und Klebstoff sind nicht enthalten.