Trumpeter 1/35 Russian T-80B MBT

The T-80 is a main battle tank (MBT) designed and manufactured in the former Soviet Union. A development of the T-64, it entered service in 1976 and was the first production tank to be equipped with a gas turbine engine for main propulsion. The T-80U was last produced in a factory in Omsk, Russia, while the T-80UD and further-developed T-84 continue to be produced in Ukraine. The T-80 and its variants are in service in Belarus, Cyprus, Kazakhstan, Pakistan, Russia, South Korea, and Ukraine.:
T-80B had a new turret, fire-control, and autoloader allowing the firing of 9M112-1 Kobra antitank guided missile, and improved composite armour. An improved 1,100-hp engine was added in 1980, a new gun in 1982, T-80BV fittings for reactive armour in 1985. Reactive armor adds protection for 400mm equivalent armor to defend against HEAT warheads.
Item No : 05565
Item Name : Russian T-80B MBT
Bar Code : 9580208055657
Scale : 1:35
Item Type : Static Kti
Model Brief : Length: 280.2mm : Width: 101.2mm
Total Parts : 900+
Metal Parts : n/a
Photo Etched Parts : 1 piece
Film Parts : n/a
Resin Parts : n/a
Total Sprues : 22 sprues , lower hull and turret
Released Date : 2013-11
More Features : The kit consists of over 900 parts
>the kit w/refined detail
>multi-slide moulded turret and lower hull
>188 individual tracks links"
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