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1/72 T-34/76 Mod. 1942
30th Guards Tank Brigade "Leningradets #116", Leningrad Front, Winter 1944
This new model includes a winter paint scheme that is suitably weathered and worn. It also has several special markings – the Order of the Red Banner, a tactical number (“116”), and a name written in Cyrillic that translates as “Leningradets”. This particular tank fought with the 30th Guards Tank Brigade near Leningrad in the winter of 1944.
Features:
Includes special markings the Order of the Red Banner, a tactical number (“116”), and “Leningradets”
Accurate winter camo and weathering
Detailed T-34 mold
Includes display case
Collectible
Ready to display!
About the T-34/76 Mod 1942:
When WWII broke out, Russian tanks were the best armored and most powerfully gunned of any nation. Typifying advanced Russian tank design was the T-34 with its sloped armor and powerful gun, initially of 76mm caliber. The culmination of the so-called T-34/76 was the 1942 Model, with a mixture of rubber and steel rimmed wheels plus other modifications and improvements.
The StuG III was a highly successful vehicle for Germany, but when the Alkett factory was heavily bombed by Allied aircraft, production of the StuG III ground to a halt. The expedient solution was to place a StuG III superstructure, with associated 7.5cm StuK40 L/48 gun, onto a Panzer IV hull and chassis. This trial vehicle was ordered into full production on 6 December 1943.
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