IBG MODELS 1/72 TYPE 89 JAPANESE MEDIUM TANK OTSU DIESEL KIT 72041

Description: 1/72 Type 89 JAPANESE MEDIUM TANK 'OTSU' IBG MODELS In Stock; Ships in 24 hours (M-F) Paint/Glue Assembly (not included) Kit has multi-part lower hull, single piece upper hull with separate turret, optional turret hatch, exhaust with cover, trenching device, type 90 gun barrel, (x2) 6.5 mm Type 91 machine guns, separate on-vehicle tools and equipment, side skirts with exterior detail, detailed exhaust, running gear (road wheels, sprockets and separate injection molded track lengths), photoetch (exhaust cover, trenching device), also includes (1) full figure and half figure. Decals and painting reference for (2) tanks: Unknown Imperial Japanese Navy Land Forces unit, 1941Japanese Medium Tank OTSU, 3rd Tank Regiment, Battle of Nomonhan, 1939. Fossileyes' Factoids; Type 89B I-Go Otsu - The Ko was superseded in production from 1934 by the model Otsu with an air-cooled Mitsubishi A6120VD 120 hp diesel engine. The improved model had a new "asymmetric shaped" gun turret complete with a cupola for the commander, and with the machine gun relocated to the left side of the hull. The multiple armor plates of the front hull were replaced by a single shallow-sloped frontal armor plate which provided more protection for the driver. However, the major difference between the versions was the Mitsubishi air-cooled 6-cylinder diesel engine, which had several advantages: reduced vulnerability to fire of a gas engine; better fuel economy; greater torque at lower revolutions. A diesel engine was also preferred by the Japanese Army because more diesel fuel than gasoline could be produced per barrel of oil. A total of 291 Otsu tanks were produced. The Type 89B Otsu version was the first mass-produced tank with a diesel engine.

Price: 24.99 USD

Location: Titusville, Florida

End Time: 2025-02-03T01:18:00.000Z

Shipping Cost: N/A USD