| Soviet JS-4 Heavy Tank 07143 | Model:07143 | The proportional model:1:72 | Browse the number:7215 |
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Originally
developed in competition with the IS-3, the IS-4 (Object 245) was similarly an
extensive redesign of the IS-2. The hull was lengthened, with an extra set of
road wheels added and an improved engine. Both the hull and turret were
uparmoured. Several alternative armaments were explored in paper studies,
although ultimately the IS-2's original 122mm gun was retained. An effort was
also made to make use of technical data derived from study of the German wartime
Panzer V Panther tank, which influenced the layout of the IS-4's engine cooling
system. The tank was approved for mass production in 1948 but due to
disappointing speed and mobility only 200 were built. Most of these were
transferred to the Russian Far East in 1950 in
preparation for the planned Soviet intervention in the Korean War. When this
operation was aborted the tanks nevertheless remained stationed in the region
until their decommissioning in the 1960s.
Item No
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07143
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Item
Name
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Soviet JS-4 Heavy
Tank
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Bar Code
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9580208071435
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Scale
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1:72
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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: 138.5mm Width: 46.4mm
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Total Parts
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70+
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Metal Parts
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n/a
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Photo Etched Parts
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n/a
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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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2 sprues , upper
hull , lower hull and tracks
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Released Date
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2017-10
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More Features
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The kit consists of
over 70 parts
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