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| Product code: | 00903 |
|---|---|
| Number: | G9360903 |
| Brand: | Trumpeter |
Brief Operational
History The T-34 /76 was designed in the 1938 when the Red Army found
that the BT-7 would no longer be effective on a modern battlefield. On
December 19, 1939 the new vehicle was designated T-34 and ordered into
full production.It would take until July of 1940.for production to
begin, and by the end of that year only 117 examples would be completed.
An order for 600 tanks was placed for the following year. These tanks
were to be built at the Stalingrad Tractor Factory and the Kharkov
Locomotive Factory (No. 83). All of this would take place under extreme
secrecy because of the deteriorating international
situation.Re-equipping new units with the T-34/76 was very slow. Many
modifications were made to the T-34/76 during its service life. The
first was to replace the L/30 76.2mm cannon with a more advanced L/40
gun of the same caliber. Other versions used rolled plate armor on its
turret. A later modification had a larger turret with two hatches in
place of the original single hatch. A later version with a hexagonal
turret had the ability to mount external fuel tanks for increased range.
Later models would have a cast turret. These were usually of a very
rough finish and many would even go into battle without a coat of
paint.It was soon found that the T-34/76 would need further improvement
if it was to compete against the more advanced tanks that the German
army was beginning to field in quantity. The Germans had even designed
their latest tank, the Panther, to be superior to the T-34/76. The
Soviet army decided to use the larger gun found on the KV-85 in a new
version of the T-34. This version came to be known as T-34/85 and
entered service in 1943. All work on T-34/76 ended the following year
with a total production run of 35,099 tanks in just five years. This kit
depicts the 1943 model with “hardedge” cast turret, and mixes of
all-steel road wheels and pierced rubber-rimmed road wheels.
Item No 00903
Item Name T-34/76 Model 1943
Bar Code n/a
Scale 1:16
Item Type Static Kit
Model Brief Length: 421 mm Width: 188mm Height:164mm
Total Parts 751pcs
Metal Parts Brass wire for the steel tow rope and springs
Photo Etched Parts 2 sets grills
Film Parts n/a
Resin Parts n/a
Total Sprues 27pcs
sprues, lower hull, upper hull,78 links toothed track, 78 links flat
track, 8 pcs rubber-tirm, transparent driving light
Paint Schemes 41st Guards Tank Brigade, 7th Mechanized corps, Kursk, 1943
Released Date n/a
More Features Full interior details, various road wheel
