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Released last December, Trumpeter shares photos of what to expect inside the box.
From Trumpeter: ”The T-62 originally was conceived as a companion weapon to the T-55, being essentially a T-55 up-gunned with the 2A20 115mm cannon. Both the T-55 and the T-62 used the same wheels, track, engine, transmission, hatches and other fittings. The primary differences between the two vehicles were the T-62’s lengthened hull and new turret design. The new UT-5 cannon could fire its BR-5 APFSDS steel round through approximately 300mm of armour at a range of 1000 metres. This was adequate to deal with the then perceived threat of such NATO tanks as the American M48 and later models of the British Centurion. The T-62 was meant to add long range firing capability to Soviet tank regiments being placed alongside T-55s, but in the later years of its deployment it fulfilled much the same role as the T-55. Despite being introduced in 1960, the improved performance of its successor the T-72, the T-62 still sees service today in many of the world’s armies, the Arab nations being the largest consumers outside the Warsaw pact. Egypt, Iraq, and Syria have been notable users of the T-62, Israel has acquired a quantity of T-62s in clashes with its neighbours and has rebuilt them to IDF standards.”

Trumpeter's T-62 Mod.1962 (Iraqi Regular Army) kit #01548 contains more than 470 parts in 23 sprues. It features a metal gun barrel and refined details such as multi-slide molded lower hull and turret. Also included are individual track links, photo-etched details, and a copper cable. The kit, when built, stands at 286mm long and 95mm wide.
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Has this been re-released? Not sure of the 'recent news' aspect of this review...
JAN 07, 2017 - 02:03 PM
Hello Ian, Trumpeter released a couple of Iraqi T-62 kits in the last two years. There was one with reactive armor, am just not sure if it was the most recent. Kit 01548, subject of this news item, was announced by Trumpeter October of 2016 and was subsequently tagged as released last month. Cheers, Tat
JAN 07, 2017 - 03:16 PM
The kit includes a crew of four, that wasn't included in the first releases of their tank. I've bought a T-62BDD mod.62 (if I am not wrong) that unexpectedly included three nice figures.
JAN 07, 2017 - 04:03 PM
Thanks guys.
JAN 07, 2017 - 04:39 PM
Miss this I will be picking one up for sure, 4 figures, metal barrel.................Nice
JAN 07, 2017 - 07:46 PM
Looks like a nice addition to a Desert Storm dio.
JAN 09, 2017 - 09:57 PM
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