JS3 STALIN RUSSIAN HEAVY TANK TAMIYA, the box contains the parts to build the tank and the tank commander, SCALE 1:35 COD.35211, we do not ship to the Canary Islands. The IS-3 is a Soviet heavy tank from the end of World War II and the Cold War. The first prototypes of this vehicle were made in 1944, and the production of the vehicle was carried out in the years 1945-1946 or 1947. In such a short time as many as 2300 vehicles of this type were produced! The combat weight of the tank was up to 46.5 tons. The transmission was provided by a single diesel engine with a power of up to 600 hp. The main armament consisted of the 122 mm D-25T cannon and 2 machine guns: 1 x 12.7 mm DSzK rifle and 1 x 7.62 mm DT rifle. The IS-3 vehicle was developed as a far-reaching development of the IS-2 tank. On the one hand, it borrowed its main armament, as well as many mechanical components. On the other hand, it has a completely different shape of the front of the vehicle, as well as a completely new turret with significantly improved resistance to anti-tank fire. Vehicles of this type have aroused a lot of interest from Western experts, who considered them a potentially very dangerous weapon. It is worth adding that during the Cold War, IS-3 tanks underwent several modernizations, during which, among other things, more modern radio stations were used, the hull structure was strengthened, or night vision observation devices were introduced. IS-3 vehicles were exported to several countries, including Czechoslovakia, Egypt, and Poland. They were used in combat mainly during the Six-Day War in 1967. The IS-3 is a Soviet heavy tank from the end of World War II and the Cold War. The first prototypes of this vehicle were made in 1944, and the production of the vehicle was carried out in 1945-1946 or 1947. In such a short time, as many as 2300 vehicles of this type were produced! The combat weight of the tank was up to 46.5 tons. The transmission was provided by a single diesel engine with a power of up to 600 hp. The main armament consisted of the 122 mm D-25T gun and 2 machine guns: 1 x 12.7 mm DSzK rifle and 1 x 7.62 mm DT rifle. The IS-3 vehicle was developed as a far-reaching development of the IS-2 tank. On the one hand, it borrowed the main armament from it, as well as many mechanical components. On the other hand, it has a completely different shape of the front of the vehicle, as well as a completely new turret with significantly improved resistance to anti-tank fire. Vehicles of this type have attracted a lot of interest from Western experts, who considered them a potentially very dangerous weapon. It is worth adding that during the Cold War IS-3 tanks underwent several modernizations, during which, among other things, more modern radio stations were used, the hull structure was strengthened or night vision observation devices were introduced. IS-3 vehicles were exported to several countries, including Czechoslovakia, Egypt and Poland. They were used in combat mainly during the Six-Day War in 1967.
SD KFZ.184 SCHWERER JAGDPANZER ELEFANT TAMIYA. Ferdinand or Elefant (Sd.Kfz 184) was a German tank destroyer of the Second World War. The first prototypes of the vehicle were made in 1942, and serial production continued only in 1943, ending with the production of only about 90 cars. Ferdinand was powered by two Maybach HL 120 TRM engines of 300 HP each. It was armed with 1 x 88 mm PaK 43 L / 71 machine gun, and later - 1 x 7.92 mm MG34 machine gun. Ferdinand was created at the Porsche and Alkett plants on the basis of the chassis of the Tiger heavy tank, not adopted for serial production, designed by the former company. Serial production took place at the Nibelungenwerke plant in Steyr, Austria. The new tank destroyer had a large anti-tank gun, capable of destroying any armored vehicle of the Red Army or the Allies of the time. It was also very well armored - just think that in the front it was protected by 200 mm of steel, which made it unattainable for enemy vehicles at distances of more than 500 m.!) and at the beginning of its combat career it did not have a machine gun - later, at the end of 1943, it was changed. The Ferdinands made their debut during the Battle of Kursk in July 1943 as part of the 656th Heavy Armored Gun Regiment, where they destroyed almost 320 enemy vehicles! However, they themselves suffered relatively high losses. After this battle, the surviving cars were transferred to Germany and modernized, for example before adding the Zimmerite. After modernization they fought mainly on the Eastern Front until the end of the war, with a short episode (February-June 1944) on the Italian front. WE DO NOT SHIP TO THE CANARY ISLANDS
Tamiya 35059 T-34/76 - 1943 1/35 scale. The T-34 was a World War II and post-World War II Soviet medium tank. The first prototypes were built in 1937-1940, and serial production in the USSR was carried out in 1940-1957. Over its course, approximately 84,000 vehicles of this type were built, which makes the T-34 one of the most produced tanks in history! The drive was provided by a single V-2-34 engine with a power of 500 hp. The length of the car - in the T34/76 version - was 6.68 m, with a width of 3 meters. Armament consisted of one 76.2 mm F-34 cannon and two 7.62 mm DT machine guns. The main armament in the T-34/85 version was the 85 mm ZIS-S-53 cannon. The T-34 is undoubtedly one of the most famous tanks in the history of World War II and military history in general, representing a specific symbol of the Soviet victory in the war with the Third Reich. The vehicle was developed for the needs of the Red Army as a successor to the so-called pursuit tanks of the BT series (BT-5 and BT-7), but also the T-26 tank. Work on the car began in 1937 in a special design bureau at the Steam Engine Factory in Kharkiv. Initially, the works were directed by Eng. Adolf Dik (he also made the first sketches of the new car), and after his arrest by the Soviet security authorities, Mikhail Koszkin managed the work. Initially, the vehicle was designated the A-20. However, a second prototype (A-32) was quickly built, with main armament in the form of a 76.2 mm cannon and much thicker frontal armor. It was this last prototype that was finally adopted for production. It can be assumed that when it was introduced into service, the TT-34 was a very successful tank in many respects. It was characterized - as in 1940 - by a very powerful weapon, had well-profiled armor based on inclined armor plates, as well as very high mobility and off-road driving properties. The disadvantages include the very bad ergonomics of the car and not the best optics used in the first production batches. Despite these shortcomings, when the T-34 appeared on the Eastern Front, the German troops were very surprised by it. The high overall rating of the T-34 and its combat values determined its mass production and made it the basic tank of the Red Army during the fighting of 1942-1945. They also led to further improvements to the design, for example, in 1942 a new hexagonal tower appeared, improving the quality of work of crew members with the commander's cupola. The engine and gearbox have also been improved. In 1944 the T-34/85 model was introduced into service, with a completely new three-man turret and the main armament in the form of an 85 mm gun. The T-34 tank fought in virtually all major battles fought between the Red Army and the Wehrmacht on the Eastern Front in 1941-1945: starting from the Battle of Moscow, through the battles of Stalingrad and Kursk, Operation Bagration and the capture of Berlin. After 1945, the T-34 tank was still in service, it was also widely exported outside the USSR to countries such as Czechoslovakia, Poland, East Germany, Hungary and Syria.
