T-34/76 Medium Tank, 1st Polish Division 1943, 1/72 Scale Model By Amercom

Realistic Collectible Model Diecast & plastic parts Display Stand Included Measures 5.25” L. x 1.9” W x 1.6”H Blister pack packaging. Display model, recommended for adult hobbyists and collectors. Not a toy.  The T-34 is a Soviet medium tank that had a profound and lasting effect on the field of tank design. At its introduction in 1940, the T-34 possessed an unprecedented combination of firepower, mobility, protection and ruggedness. Its 76.2 mm (3 in) high-velocity tank gun provided a substantial increase in firepower over any of its contemporaries; its well-sloped armour was difficult to penetrate by most contemporary anti-tank weapons. When it was first encountered in 1941, German general Paul Ludwig Ewald von Kleist called it "the finest tank in the world" and Heinz Guderian affirmed the T-34's "vast superiority" over existing German armour of the period. Although its armour and armament were surpassed later in the war, it has often been credited as the most effective, effi