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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 the
| Item No | 01548 |
| Item Name | T-62 Mod.1962 (Iraqi Regular Army) |
| Bar Code | 9580208015484 |
| Scale | 1:35 |
| Item Type | Plastic Model Armor Kit |
| Model Brief | Length: 286mm Width: 95mm |
| Total Parts | 470+ |
| Metal Parts | gun barrel , copper cable |
| Photo Etched Parts | 2 pcs |
| Film Parts | n/a |
| Resin Parts | n/a |
| Total Sprues | 23 sprues and lower hull |
| Released Date | 2016-12 |
| More Features |
The kit consists of over 470 parts >the kit w/refined detail >multi-slide moulded lower hull & turret >217 individual tracks links >photo-etched parts included |