Trumpeter 00904 T-34/85 Model 1944 Factory No 174 WWII 小號手   [TP00904]

T-34/85 Soviet red military Tank Considered by many as "possibly the very best tank of World War 2, the T-34/85 was fast, manoeuvrable and hard-hitting. Appearing in huge figures from very early 1944, it led the attack on Germany before the end of war; with regards to was commonly exported to a lot of communist countries. The major improvement in T-34 manufacturing after 1943 was the arrival of 85mm (3.34in) gun T-34/85, which had a fresh three-man turret and a larger-diameter turret ring. Both T-34/76 and /85 had been built in parallel until mid-1944, when production of this former stopped after 35,099 had been finished. The massive losses of T-34s in 1941 and 1943 were due correspondingly towards speed and surprise of this German advance (Blitzkrieg) together with growth of brand new German heavy tanks, like the Tiger and Panther. The Panther, specifically, was made with sloped armour modeled following the T-34 and. with a long-barrelled 75mm (2.95in) weapon that matched the Soviet 76.2mm (3in) weapon. Although similar in appearance and utilising the exact same automotive elements, the T-34/85 had been a major redesign, with a fresh three-man turret, exactly like that used regarding KV-85. The newest gun had been the D-5T85 (later changed by the ZIS-S53) dual-purpose 85mm (3.34in) gun, which may fire shells capable penetrate102mm (4in) of armour at 1000m (3280ft). It was enough to beat a Panther or Tiger at closer range. The T-34/85 ended up being rolling off the manufacturing lines in January 1944, only five months after the design ended up being initiated. That year over 11,000 were produced that played the main part in pressing the Germans back in Germany in late 1944. The T-34/85 remained the principal Soviet tank before the late 1940s" 1. And ended up being produced for Third Party Nations well to the 1960s. This kit depicts the T-34/85 Model 1944 with angle-jointed turret and early split design commander's hatch.

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