Description
To further improve the T-72's export prospects and its chances of being selected as Russia's sole production MBT, the T-80U's more sophisticated fire control system was added to produce a vehicle designated T-72BU. The T-90 was developed by the Kartsev-Venediktov Design Bureau at the Uralvagonzavod factory in Nizhny Tagil. The production model is based on the T-72BM, with some added features from the T-80 series. The T-90 went into low-level production in 1993 and was based on a prototype designated T-88. It features a new generation of Kontakt-5 explosive reactive armor on its hull and turret. Of conventional layout, the T-90 represents a major upgrade to every system in the T-72, including the main gun. The T-90S has been identified as an export model. The references to a T-90E appear to be unsubstantiated. The T-90 is fitted with a "three-tiered" protection system: the first tier is the composite armor in the turret, the second tier is third generation Kontakt-5 ERA and the third tier is a Shtora-1 countermeasures suite.
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Product Details:
Scale: 1/35
Skill Level: 5
Length: 11.4”
Width: 4.3”
Parts: 1350+
- Painting and assembly required
- 27 sprues
- One-piece lower hull and turret
- 188 individual track links
- Slide-molded lower hull and turret
- 3 photo-etched frets
- Brass and copper wires
- Black vinyl tubing
- Clear parts
- Decals
- 16 poly caps
- Illustrated instructions and paint guide
*Experience with photo-etched parts is recommended*
*Cyanoacrylate glue is required for photo-etched parts*
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Paint Guide:
A. Sandy Brown
Metal Black
Light Green
Tire Black
Flat Black
B. Metal Black
Light Green
Tire Black
Flat Black
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