{"product_id":"hobbyboss-1-35-soviet-object-279-heavy-tank-80158-experimental-ussr-tank-model-kit-nz-stock","title":"HobbyBoss 1\/35 Soviet Object 279 Heavy Tank 80158 Experimental USSR Tank Model Kit NZ Stock","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e• \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1\/35 scale Soviet Object 279 Heavy Tank\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e plastic model kit by HobbyBoss (Kit No. 80158)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e• Represents the extraordinary \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eObject 279 experimental heavy tank\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e developed by the Soviet Union during the late 1950s\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e• One of the most distinctive experimental armoured vehicle designs of the Cold War era\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e• Features the unmistakable \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eelliptical, heavily sloped hull\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e designed to provide exceptional protection\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e• Equipped with an unusual \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003efour-track running system\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, with two tracks positioned on each side of the vehicle\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e• The four-track arrangement was intended to distribute the tank’s considerable weight and improve mobility over difficult terrain\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e• Armed with the powerful \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e130mm M-65 rifled main gun\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e• Secondary armament included a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e14.5mm KPVT heavy machine gun\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e mounted coaxially with the main 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