T-34/85 Mod.1944, 22th Guards Armored Brigade, 5th Guards Armored Corps, Prague 1945
Barcode: 0 89195 60248 0
Packaging: 24 pieces per master carton
Box Size: 6.1"x3.1"x2.8"
, 22th Guards Armored Brigade, 5th Guards Armored Corps, Prague 1945
1st T-34/85 in the series!
This NEW release features the Russian T-34/85 which fought in Prague in 1945.
It is featured in the Soviet green paint scheme. Don't miss out on this "1st
in the series" item!
Main Features:
- 1st T-34/85 in the series!
- Fully accurate T-34/85 version
- Includes display case
- Realistic weathering
- Replicated from and actual wartime photograph
- True to 1/72 scale
- Detailed markings
About the T-34/85:
From June 1943 and the Battle of Kursk onwards, panic began to spread in the
ranks of Soviet tank units. They had met the German Panther for the first time
on the field of battle, and the mighty Tiger I was being encountered in increasing
numbers. The Soviets desperately needed a tank with a “longer arm”, and the
solution offered up by a crash development program was a T-34 with a larger
turret and a larger gun. This new tank was known as the T-34/85, and it featured
an 85mm antitank gun (derived from an anti-aircraft gun of the same caliber)
mounted in a larger three-man turret. This more powerful tank entered service
from March 1944 onwards and it was an immediate “hit”.
