1:35 T-34/76 Mod. 1943 with Commander Cupola No 112 Factory - DRAGON

The T-34 is a Soviet medium tank introduced in 1940. Its 76.2 mm (3 in) 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:

• Over 680 parts
• Magic Track included
• Commander cupola accurately reproduced
• Sharply detailed pistol port
• Casting marks realistically presented on turret sides
• Cupola with interior detail
• Cupola hatches can be assembled open or closed
• Turret top plates with accurate details
• Turret with realistic cast detail
• Round-shaped trunnions with cast detail
• Bolted connecting plate for mantlet
• Mantlet rain cover included
• Front and rear tow hooks crisply made
• Optional photo-etched parts for engine-cover grills available
• Engine-deck louvers finely represented by photo-etched parts
• Metal tow cable included