Hobbyboss 83883 1:35 Scale Soviet BA-20 Armoured Car Mod.1939 Plastic Model Kit

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FAI light armored cars participated in all military conflicts of 1930s, which USSR took part in: Civil war in Spain, Soviet-Japanese conflicts, Winter war and WWII (till 1943). D-8, D-12 and FAI were used as reconnaissance, communication and stuff armored cars during the first period of WWII and the majority of them was lost. In June 1941 Soviet Army had 45 D-8 + D-12 and 419 FAI and FAI-M (mainly in mechanized corps in Ukraine and Byelorussia as staff and reconnaissance cars). In June 1941 the Red Army had: 9 D-13, 83 BAI, 144 BA-3, 190 BA-6 + 58 BA-6 with radio station, 1407 BA-10 + 1203 BA-10 with radio station, 15 BA-11. Specifications of BA-6: GAZ-AAA 6x4 chassis; weight 5,12 t; dimensions 4,9x2,07x2,36 m; clearance 24 cm; crew 4 men; armor 4-8 mm; armament 45mm gun 20K mod. 1932 + 2x7,62mm DT MG; ammunition 60 shells + 3402 MG shells; engine GAZ-AA 40 hp; speed 43 km/h; range 140-265 km.

Also I am trying to find the info about using BA-20s in the War with Japan (1945) and the info about their amount in Soviet army in 1945. How much BA-20 and FAI-M were used in Poland (1939) and during the Winter War (1939-1940)? Please, help! The Ba-11 is one of the only armoured cars in the Soviet Tech Tree and as an armoured car it suffers from a few issues, like poor mobility off-road and a very weak armour. However it still has some advantages going for him, like its armament and crew placement. T-34 (Prototype) · T-34 (1st Gv.T.Br.) · T-34E · T-34-57 (1943) · T-34-85E · T-34-100 · T-44-122 · TO-55 · T-55AM-1 · T-72AV (TURMS-T) The BA-20 is often mistaken for the very similar FAI armoured car. The main recognition feature is the flat roof of the BA-20; the FAI has two dome-shaped covers over the driver's and co-driver's stations. Early BA-20s (built in 1936–37) had the same vertical-sided turret as the FAI, although most vehicles had a conical-shaped turret.

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Many armored cars were equipped with radio stations. Also the railway variant BA-64zhd (2586 kg weight) was produced as small serial, but it had low reverse speed. Light armored car BA-64 was much more modern design than previous Soviet armored cars, having armor plates with big slope angles and MG in open turret for AA defense. Also its cross-country ability was excellent. The chassis choice was motivated by improved performance on rough roads and soft ground. The GAZ-M1 was mass produced from February-March 1936 at the Gorky Automobile Plant. This was a licensed copy of the U.S. Ford V8-40, coupled with the GAZ-M engine, a copy of the Ford BB engine. Izhorsky engineers, to meet the required deadlines, adapted the body of the previous FAI with only a few changes. Location of doors, hatches, vision slits and spare wheel were left unchanged. However, the modified body and heavier chassis increased total weight to 2270 kg. The turret was the same as the FAI, slightly modified with an elevation of -13/+23°. The BA-20 armored car was developed in 1934 for use by HQ staffs, reconnaissance and communications units. It was derived from the civilian GAZ-M1 car using its chassis, [3] which was itself a modified version of a Ford design, produced by the Nizhny Novgorod-based vehicle manufacturer GAZ. Full production of the BA-20 started in 1935. The chassis was built at the Nizhny Novgorod factory; the body was built at the Vyksinskiy plant, where final assembly of the BA-20 occurred as well.

Also the light armored car FAI-M was produced in 1938-1941, based also on GAZ-M-1 chassis (weight 2,0 t; dimensions 4,31x1,75x2,24 m, armament 1 x 7,62mm DT MG with 1512 shells; speed 90 km/h, range 315 km). FAI-M presented the shift of armored hull from FAI armored cars (based on GAZ-A passenger car) to more powerful GAZ-M-1 passenger car chassis, that is why the hull of FAI-M was much more shorter than the new chassis. More than 300 “hybrids” FAI-M was produced that way. The majority of FAI-M was not equipped with the radio station.There were many mentions in the literature that BA-10s with experienced crews were used quite successfully even in the combats with German tanks, especially in 1941-1942. Thus one BA-10 from the 1st Guard tank brigade destroyed three tanks in one combat during the battle for Moscow in 1941. In 1939-1941 BA-3/BA-6/BA-10 were the most well armed medium armored cars in the world, but their cross-country ability and armor was not sufficient for the offensive battles. During the Winter War, on November 30, the 7th and 14th Army had 53 machines of this type, the 9th Army only 2, and in 8th Army, 32. A few weeks later 25 more arrived with the 34th Mechanized Brigade. Later on, at least 71 BA-20/20Ms sent as replacements to cover the combat losses. According to Soviet data losses amounted to 31 (3 by artillery fire and 28 left behind), mostly in the Karelian area. Specifications of BA-64: 4x4; weight 2,36 t; crew 2 men; dimensions 3,66x1,53x1,9 m; clearance 21 cm; armament 1 x 7,62mm DT MG with 1260 shells; armor 4-15 mm; engine 50 hp GAZ-MM; speed 80 km/h; range 560-600 km.