Russian T-28 Tank

Specifications

by Marc Canu

In 15mm scale, painted by Michael Jacques (Panzer Palette)

Crew: 6 men
Armament: 76.2mm main gun, 2 machine guns in forward turret
Speed: 23 mph on the road and 14mph cross country
Armor Thickness: from 10-30mm

The T-28 was originally designed to breakthrough fortified defensive positions. The armor was found to be too thin during the Winter War with Finland and later models had bolton armor that increased armor thickness to up to 80mm.


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