Trumpeter 1/35 KV-5 Super Heavy Tank

Description
Specifications

KV-5 (Object 225) - A cancelled project for a super-heavy tank. Armament was to be a 107 mm ZiS-6 gun in a large turret and machine-gun in a small secondary turret. Weight was projected as about 100 tons, and the tank was to have 150-180mm of armor. Project development began in June 1941, however was cancelled due to the Siege of Leningrad, in which all developmental operations at the Kirov Plant were halted. The project fell out of favour from the more advanced heavy tank designs, and no prototype was built.

Item No	: 05552
Item Name	:KV-5 Super Heavy Tank
Bar Code	: 9580208055527
Scale	: 1:35
Item Type	: Plastic Model Armor Kit
Model Brief	: Length: 288.5mm: Width: 104.6mm:
Total Parts	: 280+
Metal Parts	: n/a
Photo Etched Parts	: 1 piece
Film Parts	: n/a
Resin Parts	: n/a
Total Sprues	: 13 sprues , upper hull , lower hull and turret
Released Date	: 2016-01
More Features	: The kit consists of over 280 parts >the kit w/refined detail >multi-slide moulded lower hull >Photo Etched Parts included

Description This is an injection-plastic military vehicle model kit. From the manufacturer: KV-5 (Object 225) - A cancelled project for a super-heavy tank. Armament was to be a 107 mm ZiS-6 gun in a large turret and machine-gun in a small secondary turret. Weight was projected as about 100 tons, and the tank was to have 150-180mm of armor. Project development began in June 1941, however was cancelled due to the Siege of Leningrad, in which all developmental operations at the Kirov Plant were halted. The project fell out of favor from the more advanced heavy tank designs, and no prototype was built. Model measures 289mm long and 105mm wide when completed.

(TR05552)