Tamiya 89797 - Russian Tank Destroyer SU-85- 1/35 w/Weathering Master Set  [89797]

During WWII, the Soviet built a self-propelled weapon in line with the T-34 framework. The self propelled weapon had been called the SU-85. The "SU" abbreviation stands for "Samokhoknaya Ustanovka" which means that "self-propelled weapon" additionally the 85 represents the 85mm D-5T gun. The SU-85 had a crew of four males. Although the SU-85 was a self propelled gun, it absolutely was worthy of the title tank destroyer. The tank was first deployed in battle in December 1943 after the liberation of Kiev. The Russian military included 21 SU-85 cars into an artillery battalion underneath the control regarding the corps and 31 into an artillery regiment under control of tank military. By the mid 1940s, the Su-85 had been changed by the SU-100, which carried a 100m weapon.