Russian T-62 Model 1972 Main Battle Tank 1/35 Trumpeter

The T-62 originally was 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 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 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 and the improved performance of its successor, the T-72, the T-62 still sees service today in many of the world’s armies with 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.

Please see the paint guide below for Trumpeter’s suggested colors. 

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Product Details: 

Scale: 1/35
Length: 11.3”
Width: 3.75”
Parts: 516
– Requires paint and glue for assembly
– Illustrated instructions and paint profile
– 21 sprues
– Photo-etched parts
– Turned aluminum gun barrel
– Brass wire
– Individual track links
– Clear parts
– Newly tooled one-piece slide-molded lower hull

– Includes decals for the following versions:      

        1. Syrian Army, Bekaa Valley, 1982

        2. Afghan Northern Alliance, 2001

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Paint Guide:

A. Tire Black
Light Green
Steel or Metal Black
Yellow
Dark Yellow

B. Tire Black
Light Green
Steel or Metal Black
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