:The T-62was originallyconceived as a companion weapon to the T-55,being::essentiallyaT-55up-gunnedwith the 2A20 115mm cannon. Both the T-55 and the T-62usedthe 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-5cannoncould fire its BR-5 APFSDS steel round through approximately 300mm ofarmourat a range of 1000metres. This was adequate to deal with the then perceived threat of such NATO tanks as the AmericanM48and 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 itssuccessor, the T-72, the T-62 still sees service today in many of the world'sarmies, the Arab nations being the largest consumers outside the WarsawPact. Egypt,Iraq, andSyriahave been notable users of the T-62.Israelhas acquired a quantity of T-62s in clashes with itsneighboursand 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 |
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