T-80 Soviet light tank with gun VT-43 WWII
1/72 WWII military VEHICLE scale plastic model kit
UniModels (UM) 393
Manufacturer: Universal Models / UniModels / UM (Ukraine)
Scale: 1/72
Material: Plastic
Condition: New in Box
Number of parts: 73parts + 12 photo-etched parts
The T-80 light tank was a more advanced version of the T-70 with a two-man turret—it was only produced in very small numbers when light tank production was abandoned. The T-90 self-propelled anti-aircraft gunwas a prototype vehicle with twin machine guns, based on the T-70 chassis.
The T-70 was armed with a 45-mm L/46 gun Model 38 with forty-five rounds carried, and a coaxial 7.62-mm DT machine gun. The tank was operated by a driver and a commander who loaded and fired the gun. Armour thickness on the turret front was 60 mm, hull front and sides: 45 mm, rear and turret sides: 35 mm, roof and bottom: 10 mm.By 1942, light tanks were considered inadequate by the Red Army, unable to keep up with the T-34 medium tank and unable to penetrate the armour of most German tanks, but they could be produced by small factories which were unable to handle the large components of medium and heavy tanks. The T-70 was an attempt to remedy some of the shortcomings of the T-60 scout tank, which had very poor cross-country mobility, thin armour, and an inadequate 20-mm gun. It also replaced the very short production run of the T-50 light infantry tank, which was more sophisticated, but also much too complicated and expensive to produce.
The T-70 was designed by Nicholas Astrov's design team at Factory No. 38 inKirov.
The first batch of T-70s were built with a GAZ-202 automotive engine on each side of the hull, one driving each track. This arrangement was seen to be a serious problem, even before the first tanks were issued. It was quickly redesigned as the T-70M (although it continued to be referred to as just T-70), with the engines in-line on the right side of the tank and a normal transmission and differential. The conical turret was replaced by one more easily welded out of plate armour, and moved to the left side of the hull.
| T-70 | |
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 T-70 at the technical museum in Togliatti |
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| Type | Light tank |
| Place of origin | Soviet Union |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1942–1948 |
| Used by | Soviet Union |
| Wars | World War II |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Nicholas Astrov |
| Designed | 1941–1942 |
| Manufacturer | Factory 37, Kirov, GAZ, Gorkiy, Factory 38, Kirov |
| Produced | 1942–1943 |
| Number built | 8,226 |
| Variants | T-80 light tank |
- Stock: 3
- Model: UM393
- Weight: 0.18lb
- DATE ADDED: 04/03/2014
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