Petner Panzers T-62 and T-72 tanks in HO scale have been around for about 40 years and they still hold up well today. They are easy to assemble and yet have very nice detail.
Soviet T-72 and T-62 tanks in the fog
Between 1961 and 1975 the Soviet Union produced about 20,000 T-62 tanks. They did poorly in the export market because they were 50% more expensive than the T-55 series tanks, and considered not much of an advance over the older tank.
T-62 tank parked along the road
The T-55 and the T-62 were the most common tanks in the Soviet Union for decades, and many still remain in reserve stocks. Some of both of these tanks have seen combat in the Russian / Ukraine war.
The T-62 was the primary Soviet tank used during the Soviet / Afghan war and the Soviets admitted to about 150 having been destroyed during that war.
T-62 tanks have also seen combat service with Soviet or Russian forces in border clashes with Communist China in 1969, the Russian / Chechnya War in the mid to late 1990s, the 2008 Russian / Georgian War, and the ongoing Russian / Ukraine War. The T-62 tanks seem particularly vulnerable to RPG hits to the side of the turret.
T-72 tanks often served alongside T-62 tanks in the Soviet Army.
Over 300 T-62 tanks have been in service with Angola, and many saw combat service against South Africa in 1983.
T-62 tanks drive through the rubble
In the 1970’s Iraq received just shy of 3,000 T-62 tanks and used them against the Kurds and Iran over the next 20 years or so. Other international users include Cuba, Libya, and Bulgaria.
Both the real T-62 and the Petner Panzer version are long out of production and can be difficult to find. Order a few from Fidelis Models now while stock is still available.
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