1/35 Hobby Boss Russian Asu-57 Airborne Tank Destroyer - HY83896

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1/35 Hobby Boss Russian Asu-57 Airborne Tank Destroyer - HY83896

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SKU:
HBB83896
UPC:
6939319238962

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Description

      The ASU-57 was a small, lightly constructed Soviet assault gun specifically designed for use by Soviet airborne divisions. From 1960 it was replaced by the ASU-85. The ASU-57 was designed to be a light-weight assault gun that could be air-dropped and deployed by rocket-assisted parachute along with the troops. It was lightly armored and armed with a 57 mm gun Ch-51, a development of World War II ZIS-2 but with some similarities to the Ch-26. From 1954, an improved 57mm gun Ch-51M with much shorter double-baffle muzzle brake was fitted. The ASU-57's engine was taken from the GAZ-M-20 "Pobeda" civilian car.

      The ASU-57 was a successful design, and saw service with Soviet airborne divisions for around 20 years before being replaced by the ASU-85. During its years of operation 54 vehicles would have been assigned to each airborne division.

 

Kit Features:

  • Scale  :  1:35
  • Item Type  :  Plastic Model Armor Kit
  • Model Dimension  :  Length: 135.8mm  Width: 65.3mm
  • Total Plastic Parts  :  300+
  • Total Sprues  :  7 sprues and hull
  • Photo Etched Parts  :  1 piece
  • More Features  :  The kit consists of over 300 parts
    - The kit w/refined detail
    - Photo etched parts included
    - Individual track