Kit

T-62 BDD Mod.1984

Brand TRUMPETER

SKU TRU-07148 EAN 9580208071480

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Features

Nation: Russia

Period: Modern

Scale: 1/72

Type: Veicoli Militari

Price 23,10 €

Description

1/72 Russian T-62 BDD Mod.1984 (Mod.1972 modification)

The T-62 is a Soviet medium tank that was first introduced in 1961.[8] As a further development of the T-55 series, the T-62 retained many similar design elements of its predecessor including low profile and thick turret armour. In contrast with previous tanks, which were armed with rifled tank guns, the T-62 was the first production tank armed with a smoothbore tank gun that could fire APFSDS rounds at higher velocities (the American prototype T95 medium tank was the first tank ever built with a smoothbore gun[9]).

While the T-62 became the standard tank in the Soviet arsenal, it did not fully replace the T-55 in export markets due to its higher manufacturing costs and maintenance requirements compared to its predecessor. Although it was followed by later models in successor states of the Soviet Union, the T-62 remained in reserve in the former USSR and in frontline use by other countries. Design features of the T-62 became standardized in subsequent Soviet and Russian mass-produced tanks.