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Trumpeter 00902 1/16 T-34/85 Model 1944 “Factory No 183” Model Kit, (scale model kits, scale model supplies, scale model accessories, model building, hobbies, model ships kit, scale model, scale model maker)
Trumpeter 00902 1/16 T-34/85 Model 1944 “Factory No 183” Model Kit
T-34/85 Soviet red army Tank Considered by many as "possibly the best tank of
World War 2, the T-34/85 was fast, manoeuvrable and hard-hitting. Appearing in
huge numbers from early 1944, it led the assault on Germany until the end of the
war; when it was widely exported to many communist nations. The major change in
T-34 production after 1943 was the arrival of the 85mm (3.34in) gun T-34/85,
which had a new three-man turret and a larger-diameter turret ring. Both the
T-34/76 and /85 were built in parallel until mid-1944, when production of the
former stopped after 35,099 had been completed. The huge losses of T-34s in 1941
and 1943 were due respectively to the speed and surprise of the German advance
(Blitzkrieg) and the development of new German heavy tanks, such as the Tiger
and Panther. The Panther, in particular, was designed with sloped armour modeled
after the T-34 and. with a long-barrelled 75mm (2.95in) gun that matched the
Soviet 76.2mm (3in) gun. Although similar in appearance and using the same
automotive components, the T-34/85 was a major redesign, with a new three-man
turret, the same as that used on the KV-85. The new gun was the D-5T85 (later
replaced by the ZIS-S53) dual-purpose 85mm (3.34in) gun, which could fire shells
able to penetrate102mm (4in) of armour at 1000m (3280ft). This was enough to
defeat a Panther or Tiger at closer range. The T-34/85 was rolling off the
production lines in January 1944, only five months after the design was
initiated. That year over 11,000 were produced and these played the major role
in pushing the Germans back into Germany in late 1944. The T-34/85 remained the
principal Soviet tank until the late 1940s" 1. And was produced for Third Party
Nations well into the 1960s. This kit depicts the T-34/85 Model 1944 with
“flattened” turret, later style one piece commander’s hatch, and non-pierced
rubber-rimmed road wheel.
Item No 00902
Item Name T-34/85 Model 1944 “Factory No 183”
Bar Code n/a
Scale 1:16
Item Type Static Kit
Model Brief Length: 505 mm