Along with the late war SU100 and ISU152 kits which I previewed earlier, Zvezda have also recently brought out a plastic T-60 light tank kit.
The T60 was designed as a replacement for the earlier T-38 reconnaissance tanks and it entered service in July 1941. 6292 were built.
Although a substantial improvement over the previous, machine gun only, armed T38; the 20mm cannon, derived from an aeroplane mounted gun, was already looking obsolete by the time the T60 came into service. Although useful against early panzers and armoured cars, it was easily outmatched by developments in the Panzer III and IV series vehicles. Amazingly, despite this poor combat record, production continued into 1943, though in decreasing numbers.
It’s fair to say that the T60 wasn’t popular with crews, and it was later relegated to escort and training duties.
The T-60 is an option in both the Early War and Mid War Soviet Tankovy lists and is often seen as a way of bulking out T-34 units with an extra platoon.
- 1/100 scale plastic model assembly kit
- Length: ca. 4.1cm
- Total parts: 13
- Snap-fit - no glue required
- Approved for Art of Tactic
- Contents: 1 unpainted tank, 1 unit flag
- Dimensions: 14.5 x 12 x 2 cm
- Weight: 37g