7TP Polish Tank - Twin Turret (late) Model kit

Product description : 7TP Polish Tank - Twin Turret (late)

Plastic model kit to build a Polish 7TP (late version) with twin turrets

• 1:35 scale
• Model made from new molds of the 7TP
• complete interior of hull, turrets and engine compartment
• all hatches can be built open or closed
• highly detailed segment tracks
• Photo-etched parts included
• 2 marking options
• not built/not painted
• Paint and glue not included

You can get more kits from IBG-Models 7TP series here*1: IBG35069 7TP Polish Tank - Single Turret *Interior Kit* IBG35071 7TP Polish Tank - Twin Turret (early) IBG35074L 7TP Polish Tank - Single Turret *LIMITED Edition* *1 if in stock

7TP Tank was a Polish development of the British Vickers E tank, produced in Poland under Vickers licence. Main changes to the Vickers construcion were a new diesel engine (it was the first tank in Europe and one of the first in the world to use this kind of propulsion) and thicker armor. Serial production started with a small number of twin turret tanks, armed with a wz. 30 machine gun in each turret, and was soon switched to the main variant – the single turret version armed with 37mm Bofors anti tank gun and a wz.30 machine gun. Majority out of 132-134 tanks produced were equipped with the single turret.

Both single and twin turret versions were used by Polish Army during the defence war of September 1939. Despite some construction flaws they have proven to be an effective weapon, a fair match to the German Pz.Kpfw. II, a tank of similar weight and purpose. An uncertain number of 7TP tanks was captured by the German Army and adopted as Pzkpfw 731 (p) 7TP.

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