T-10M was a Soviet heavy tank developed in the early 1950s. It was first called IS-8 and then renamed T-10. About 1500 T-10 tanks were produced. Its main armament was a 122mm M-62-T2 (2A17) rifled gun, and its secondary weapons were a 14.5mm KPVT coaxial machine gun and an anti-aircraft machine gun. The loader and the commander had infrared night vision equipment. The tank was equipped with an NBC protection system. It was powered by a 750hp V-12-6 diesel engine. Its top speed was 50km/h and its operational range 350km. Its combat weight was 51t. T-10M tanks were used in the Operation Danube during the invasion of Czechoslovakia in 1968 and finally removed from service in 1993.
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This 1/35 scale Soviet T-10M Heavy Tank plastic model kit offers clear lights, periscopes and optical equipment, movable torsion bar suspension, cement-free workable tracks, movable crew hatches, elevatable main gun barrel, precision PE parts and two paint schemes.
Length: 305mm Width: 97mm