To further improve the T-72's export prospects and its chances of being selected asRussia's sole productionMBT, the T-80U's more sophisticated fire control system was also added to produce a vehicle designated T-72BU. The T-90 was developed by the Kartsev-Venediktov Design Bureau at the Uralvagonzavod factory in Nizhny Tagil. The production model is based on the T-72BM, with some added features from the T-80 series.
The T-90 with an 840 hp (630 kW) engine went into low-level production in 1993, based on a prototype designated T-88. It featured a new generation of Kontakt-5 explosive reactive armour on its hull and turret. Of conventional layout, the T-90 represents a major upgrade of every system in the T-72, including the main gun. The T-90S has been identified as an export model. The references to a T-90E appear to be unsubstantiated. The T-90 is fitted with a "three-tiered" protection system: the first tier is the composite armour in the turret, second tier is third generation Kontakt-5 ERA and third tier is a Shtora-1 countermeasures suite.
Item No 05561
Item Name Indian T-90S MBT
Bar Code 9580208055619
Scale 1:35
Item Type Static Kit
Model Brief Length: 289mm Width:108 mm
Total Parts 1300+
Metal Parts copper cable and wire
Photo Etched Parts 3 pcs
Film Parts n/a
Resin Parts n/a
Total Sprues 24 sprues , lower hull and turret
Released Date 2015-05
More Features The kit consists of over 1300 parts
>the kit w/refined detail
>multi-slide moulded turret and lower hull
>188 individual tracks links
