T-62 Soviet Main Battle Tank 1972 ,1:72 Scale Model Kit

Plastic model kit, assembly & paint required. 60+ Pieces; 3 sprues plus upper hull, lower hull & tracks Approximate dimensions: 5.47” L x 1.71” W Box dimensions: 10” L x 6.4” W x 1.8” H Recommend for 14 years and above. 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 fulfill