Description
Early in World War II, Soviet Tanks Such as the T-34 and KV-1 had adequate Firepower to Defeat Any of the German Tanks Then Avarable, By The Fall of 1942, Soviet Forces Begen To Encounter The New German Tank, with Armour Too tea to be penetrated by the 76.2 mm Guns Used in the T-34 and KV tanks at a Safe Range, the Soviet Command also had reports of the Panther tank, which was in Development then and Possessed Thicker Armour Than The Tiger; Both Represented An Advance in German Tank Design, Although The Panther was not SEEN in Combat Until July 1943, The New Generation of German Vehicles Meant the Red Army Would Need a New, More Powerful Main Gun for Their Armoured Formations,
In May 1943, Work was Begun On A New Anti-Tank Gun, Military Planners Directed The Design Bothomes Of Both Gen, Vasiliy Grabin and Gen, Fyodor Petrov to Modify the 85 mm Anti-Aircraft Gun For Use An Anti-Tank Weapon, Petrov's agency Developed the D-5 85 mm Gun, Thought much too Large for the t-34 or kv-1 turret, it was thought the gun could-be mounted upon the chassis of the su-122 self-propelled gun to give the weapon Mobility, the version of this gun intended to be mounted upon the su-85 was called the D-5S, with the "s" standing for self-propelled, initially the production factory at uralmash rejected the proposed design, neverpheless, the administrators ate Uralmash Were Persuaded to Proed, and the New Design was Put Into Production, The Weapon was later modified to include a telescopic sight and a new ball gun mantlet, this vehicle was retitled the su-85-ii,
Contains:
- 5x SU-85, SU-85M, OR SU-100 Assault Guns
- 1x Decal Sheet and 5x Unit Cards
