1/35 Russian Main Battle Tank T-72B1
Meng 1/35 Russian Main Battle Tank T-72B1 is a 1/35th scale plastic model construction kit of the Soviet main battle tank. This variant of the T-72 was introduced in the early 1980s and brought improved armor protection and upgraded armament over the original versions.
The T-72B1 tank was created as one of the modernized versions of the Soviet T-72, which was the basic type of the USSR tank troops since the 1970s. It entered production in the early 1980s and was an improvement on the previous T-72A model. The main change was the installation of reactive armour and the strengthening of turret and hull protection, which significantly increased resistance to anti-tank weapons.
Armament consisted of a 125mm 2A46 gun capable of firing both armour piercing and fragmentation ammunition, supplemented by a PKT coaxial machine gun and NSVT anti-aircraft machine gun. The tank was powered by a 780 hp V-84 diesel engine, allowing it to reach speeds of up to 60 km/h. The T-72B1 became one of the most widely used tanks of its time and was exported to a number of Warsaw Pact and Allied countries.
Meng's 1/35th scale kit provides a detailed rendition of this iconic Cold War tank. Offering realistic hull, turret and chassis designs, it allows modellers to build the machine that formed the backbone of the Soviet armoured forces in the 1980s.
The package does not include the paint or glue needed for assembly.
| Category: | Military Vehicles |
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| EAN: | 4897038551415 |
| Scale: | 1/35 |
