{"product_id":"trumpeter-01556-1-35-russian-t-62-era-mod-1972","title":"01556 1\/35 Russian T62 ERA (Mod.1972) Plastic Model Kit","description":"The T-62 originally was conceived as a companion weapon to the T-55.Being:\u003cbr\u003eEssentially a T55 up gunned with the2A20 115mm cannon. Both the T-55 and the T-62:\u003cbr\u003eUsed 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 can-non could fire its BR-5 APFSDS steel round through approximately 300mm of armor at a range of 1000 meters. This was adequate to deal with the then perceived threat of such NATO tanks as the American M-48 and later models of the British Centurion. The T-62 was meant to add long range firing capability to Soviet tank regiments being placed alongsideT-55s, but in the later years of its deployment it fulfilled much the same role as the T-55.\u003cbr\u003eDespite being introduced in 1960, the improved performance of its successors, the T-72, the T-62 still sees service today in many of the world's army the Arab nations being the largest consumers outside the Warsaw pact. Egypt, Iraq, and Syria have been notable users of the T-62, Israel has acquired a quantity of T-62s in clashes with its neighbors and has rebuilt them to IDF standards.:\u003cbr\u003eItem No : 01556\u003cbr\u003eItem Name : Russian T-62 ERA (Mod.1972)\u003cbr\u003eBar Code : 9580208015569\u003cbr\u003eScale : 1:35\u003cbr\u003eItem Type : Static Kit\u003cbr\u003eModel Brief : Length:286 mm Width:95 mm\u003cbr\u003eTotal Parts : 680+\u003cbr\u003eMetal Parts : gun barrel , brass cable\u003cbr\u003ePhoto Etched Parts : 1 piece\u003cbr\u003eFilm Parts : n\/a\u003cbr\u003eResin Parts : n\/a\u003cbr\u003eTotal Sprues : 20 sprues and lower hull\u003cbr\u003eReleased Date : 2012-09\u003cbr\u003eMore Features The kit consists of over 680 parts\u003cbr\u003e\u0026gt;the kit w\/refined detail\u003cbr\u003e\u0026gt;multi-slide moulded lower hull \u0026amp; turret\u003cbr\u003e\u0026gt;217 individual tracks links:\u003cbr\u003e\u0026gt;9 parts on one photo-etched fret\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"white-space:nowrap;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\"\u003cp\u003e Customize your kit and take your creation to another level with our selection of \u003cb\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.harveynorman.lol\/tools-paints\/paint-sets\/\"\u003epaint sets\u003c\/a\u003e. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Trumpeter","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41249060782236,"sku":"TR01556","price":75.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0585\/9095\/3628\/products\/TR01556.png?v=1735775176","url":"https:\/\/www.harveynorman.lol\/products\/trumpeter-01556-1-35-russian-t-62-era-mod-1972","provider":"Hobbyco","version":"1.0","type":"link"}