The vehicle

“From 25 September to 9 October 1942 the Soviet Army conducted extensive experimental tests to install various types of spaced armour on the hull of the T-34 tank… After discussion, the experts concluded that 20mm thick additional armour would indeed protect the tank better, but the weight increase was too much and finally it was decided to use 16mm thick armour… On September 25 1943 an investigation report based on the battle results of the T-34 armoured tank was released … could not withstand the Pak 43/41 shells, so the T-34 prototype built at (Factory) 112 was the last Soviet large-scale use of additional armour type tanks in the war.” [1]

The kit

Border 1/35 kit [2].

References

1. Model instruction booklet
2. http://www.panzer-modell.de/ausgepackt/archiv/border/bt009.htm