1:35 T-34/76 Mod.1943 with Commander Cupola - DRAGON

The T-34 is a Soviet medium tank introduced in 1940. Its 76.2 mm tank gun was more powerful than its contemporaries while its 60 degree sloped armour provided good protection against anti-tank weapons. The T-34 had a profound effect on the conflict on the Eastern Front in the Second World War, and had a lasting impact on tank design. After the Germans encountered the tank in 1941 during Operation Barbarossa, German general Paul Ludwig Ewald von Kleist called it "the finest tank in the world" and Heinz Guderian affirmed the T-34's "vast superiority" over German tanks. Alfred Jodl, chief of operations staff of the German armed forces noted in his war diary "the surprise at this new and thus unknown wunder-armament being unleashed against the German assault divisions," although its armour and armament were surpassed later in the war.

THE KIT:

• T-34/76 Mod.1943 turret and commander cupola accurately rendered
• Slide molded gun barrel included
• Turret interior detail - gun with breach assembly
• Cupola hatches can be assembled open or closed
• Turret top plate newly design with accurate detail
• Sharply detailed pistol port
• Soft edged hexagonal turret made by 3-directional slide mold
• Turret has realistic cast detail
• Realistic looking asymmetric mantlet has bolt detail
• Mantlet rain cover included
• Cupola with interior detail
• Turret rear plate has ID mark used during factory production
• Optional photo-etched parts for engine cover grills available
• Engine deck louvers finely represented by photo-etched parts
• Magic Track included