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Italeri: 1:72 7006S T-62
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The T-62 is a Soviet Main Battle Tank, the so-called 2nd generation from the Cold War and the modern era. The first prototypes of this vehicle were built in the late 1950s and entered service in 1961, although it was first shown to the public in 1965. Probably about 20,000 vehicles of this type were built during the production run! The combat weight of the tank was 37-40 tons. The movement was provided by a single W-55 engine with a capacity of 580 HP. The main armament was the 115 mm 2A20 smoothbore gun and the secondary armament consisted of a 7.62 mm PKT machine gun and a 12.7 mm DSzK machine gun.
The T-62 tank was a kind of complement to the line and a technological successor to the T-54 / T-55 family of vehicles. It is also worth adding that despite the external similarity, it was not their simple, evolutionary development. The main change compared to the T-62 was the introduction of a completely new gun of a larger caliber, and in addition a smoothbore gun, which was a phenomenon on a global scale at that time! The use of such a gun, together with new types of anti-tank ammunition, made the T-62 capable of destroying any NATO tank, including the Centurion and M48 Patton vehicles, without any problems when put into service. However, it was not without flaws - above all, it was characterized by average maneuverability and driving dynamics, as well as a low rate of fire of the main armament. During production, several variants of this tank were created, including: T-62K (command vehicle), T-62D (tank with Drozd active defense system) or T-62D-1 (tank with W-46-5M engine). The vehicle was also widely exported and licensed to many countries around the world. It was used in combat in many armed conflicts after 1945, including the War in Afghanistan (1979-1989), the Iran-Iraq War (1980-1988) and the Persian Gulf War (1990-1991).