Description
1/35 scale Russian tank model T-80BVD MBT, Trumpeter 05581.
The kit includes:
26 sprues with details,
lower hull and turret,
188 individual track links,
decal,
photo etching,
scheme for coloring the model,
step by step assembly instructions.
Dimensions of the finished model: Length 274.6 mm, Width: 100.7 mm.
The T-80 is a main battle tank (MBT) designed and built in the former Soviet Union. As a development of the T-64, it entered service in 1976 and became the first mass-produced tank equipped with a gas turbine engine of the main power plant. The T-80U was last produced at the plant in Omsk, Russia, while the T-80UD and the improved T-84 continue to be built in Ukraine. The T-80 and its variants are in service with Belarus, Cyprus, Kazakhstan, Pakistan, Russia, South Korea and Ukraine.
The T-80B had a new turret, a fire control system and an automatic loader capable of firing the 9M112-1 Kobra anti-tank guided missile, as well as improved composite