Russian T-72B MBT

1/35 scale Russian tank model T-72B MBT, Trumpeter 05598.

The kit includes:
22 frames with details.
photo-etching.
decal.
scheme for coloring the model.
detailed instructions in English.

T-72B (Object 184) - Soviet main battle tank of the T-72 family. The tank was designed in the process of improving the T-72A. Development work was carried out from 1981 to 1984. Adoption took place in 1984.
Serial production started in 1985. The tank was the third generation of MBT due to the dynamic protection "Contact", a more advanced FCS with a two-plane stabilizer of the 2E42-2 gun for firing on the move and a guided weapon system 9K120 "Svir" with a sight-guidance device 1K13-49. The SLA also included the 1A40-1 sighting system. Strengthening the armor of the tower led to an increase in mass to 44.5 tons. Communication was provided by the new Paragraph radio complex with a communication range of more than 20 km, which included the R-173 VHF radio station and the R-173 radio rece