The T-62 was originally conceived as a companion weapon to the T-55. Being gunned with the 2A20 115mm cannon, both the T-55 and T-62 used the same wheels, track, engine, transmission, hatches, and other fittings. The primary difference was the lengthened hull and new turret design of the T-62. This tank was meant to add long range firing capability to the Soviet tank regiments being placed alongside the T-55s, but in the later years of its deployment it was used in the same capacity. This plastic model kit is an accurate representation of the Russian military vehicle.