Hobby Master 1:72 Ground Power Series HG3312
Morozov T-55 Diecast Model
North Vietnamese Army, Saigon, Vietnam |
| 1:72 Scale | | Length | | Width |
|---|
| Morozov T-55 | | 5" | | 2" |
Throughout the French Indochina War from 1946 – 1954 the Vietnam People's Army was referred to as Viet Minh but during the Vietnam War from 1959 – 1975 the army was referred to as the North Vietnam Army or PAVN (People's Army of Vietnam). The PAVN was heavily supplied and backed by the Soviet Union. Among the many initial vehicles were theT-54 MBT. The first PAVN tank unit was the 202nd Armored Regiment that was created on October 5, 1959. The unit was assigned the number 202 because that is the number of members attended training in the Soviet Union and China. The 202nd was the first Armored Regiment brought up to brigade strength. In October 1973 the Brigade was attached to the 1st Army Corps. By mid-April 1975 the 1st Army was deployed around Saigon. The final push was made for Saigon before the heavy rain season began. It was a T-54 that was the first to break through the South Vietnamese presidential palace gates.
Designed as a descendant of the Soviet Union's famous T-34 medium tank, the T-55 series of main battle tanks first entered service in 1959. This tank has a fully tracked, five-road-wheeled chassis with no space between the first and second road wheels and no return rollers. It combines a high-velocity gun, a highly mobile chassis, a low silhouette and exceptional long-range endurance. It can ford depths of 1.4 meters without preparation and 5.5 meters with snorkel equipment. Used by some 47 other nations on both sides of the Iron Curtain, the T-55 saw use with Soviet and Warsaw Pact forces. © Copyright 2003-2025 The Flying Mule, Inc.
Hobby Master's 1:72 scale T-55 is constructed with an intelligent mix of diecast metal and plastic, which gives this model maximum scale replication. One of the highlights of this T-55 is an extraordinarily detailed turret, which is constructed of diecast metal combined with plastic components such as the separately-applied commander and gunner's hatches with scale rivets and hinges, the floodlights and the DShk 108mm heavy machine gun. The mantlet has a simulated canvas cover and the cannon is made of solid diecast metal. The hull is constructed of plastic, with separately-applied equipment storage boxes, tow cables and spare track. The lever arms of the torsion bar suspension can be seen on the model's underside.
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The Hobby Master "1:72 Ground Power Series" range presents detailed, ready-made diecast models of military vehicles.
Hobby Master "1:72 Ground Power Series" diecast vehicles feature:
- Diecast metal construction with some plastic components.
- Rotating turret, elevating cannon and accurate hull.
- Painted, fitted, non-moving tracks on detailed non-rotating wheels.
- Realistic panel lines, antennas, access panels and surface details.
- Pad printed markings and placards that won't fade or peel like decals.
- Clear acrylic display case to protect model.
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