| Russian T-62 Mod.1975 (Mod.1962+KTD2) 01551 | Model:01551 | The proportional model:1:35 | Browse the number:8238 |
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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, and Syria have been
notable users of the T-62. Israel has acquired a quantity of T-62s in clashes with its neighbours and has rebuilt
them to IDF standards.
Item No
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01551
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Item
Name
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Russian T-62 Mod.1975
(Mod.1962+KTD2)
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Bar Code
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9580208015514
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Scale
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1:35
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Item Type
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Plastic Model Armor
Kit
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Model Brief
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Length: 286mm Width: 95mm
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Total Parts
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510+
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Metal Parts
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copper cable, gun
barrel
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Photo Etched Parts
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2 pcs
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Film Parts
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n/a
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Resin Parts
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n/a
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Total Sprues
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20 sprues and lower
hull
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Released Date
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2016-01
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More Features
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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
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