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The T-62 was originally 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 the Warsaw Pact. 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 | 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 |