Hi all, having finished the Sturm I decided to drop on to this. The Tamiya version of the SU 76 SPG.
Usual sprue shots.
Interestly the hull is not in one piece.
To go with this Iv'e gone for .
Doesn't that look fun ! I have a love hate with PE, hopefully this time it will be love. Also ......
A brief history for those of you still looking...
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After the invasion of the Soviet Union on that fateful day of June 1941 the Russians were caught unaware and suffered appalling losses of men and material. Action was required quickly to haul to stem of the German Panzer, hurriedly the Russians mounted the Zis76.2 3 " Field gun upon the T70 chassis. The 76.2 field gun was already in great production and the T70 was a natural choice. The experimental version was the OSU-76. It soon became apparent that the additional weight was going to need some modifications. The chassis was widened and two additional wheels were added, so the SU 76 M was born.There was a version with an armoured top , but was inn a limited production
Soon after the initial production it became apparent that it was underpowered, the single engine was removed and a pair of GAZ 203 series engines were fitted. This of course proved a difficult for the driver having to control 2 engines, but gave the power needed. The gun was soon moved to the lefty hand side rather than in the centre.
Poor thickness of armour provided little protection and at only 25mm it soon became nicknamed by the crews as the " The Little Bit*h" There was a top cover but this did little to protect the crew, but had avantages in communication between crews. . In success it had a good rate of knocking out the Panther and other lesser German armour. As the tide of war turned the gun was deemed to be less of an advantage against German armour and it's role became one of infantry support. Some were altered by having the gun removed and they became ammunition carriers. In true Soviet manor they did what they could to combat the German threat.
A few facts and figures
Crew of 4.
5 Meters in length.
2.7 meters in width.
2.1 meters in hight.
11 tons in weight
2 x 6 cylinder Petrol Engines developing 138 hp each.
45 kms per hr Thought they had unfortunately light weight shock absorbers resulting in engine failures and transmission problems.
Armament was one 76.2 mm Zis -3 L41 Gun, with 62 rounds of AP and APCR hollow charge projectiles. Some were armed with a 122mm Howitzer M 30.
1 x 7.62 mm machine gun.
Total amount built approx 14000.
Built by GAZ at the Gorkovsky Plant. The plant at Gorky was about 400 ks from Moscow. An Interesting factoid is that the Luftwaffe completely destroyed the plant and it was rebuilt in a 100 days. Just shows the determination of people when faced with war.
Do hope you will tag along, lets have some fun, and a good build.There was talk of having two of these models, one taking ammo from a disabled one, we will see. Plenty of banter from the Rabble is expected.
Ok . seating and refreshments will be available, seats through normal channels " Mrs Jones's Ticket Masters " Catering by Steve Jones and Allen Dewire.
There is a no smoking ban in force. All tickets to be pain for in full before entry. No spitting, swearing or other profanities. Management's decision is final.
Dzhon Racesky
Usual sprue shots.
Interestly the hull is not in one piece.
To go with this Iv'e gone for .
Doesn't that look fun ! I have a love hate with PE, hopefully this time it will be love. Also ......
A brief history for those of you still looking...
.After the invasion of the Soviet Union on that fateful day of June 1941 the Russians were caught unaware and suffered appalling losses of men and material. Action was required quickly to haul to stem of the German Panzer, hurriedly the Russians mounted the Zis76.2 3 " Field gun upon the T70 chassis. The 76.2 field gun was already in great production and the T70 was a natural choice. The experimental version was the OSU-76. It soon became apparent that the additional weight was going to need some modifications. The chassis was widened and two additional wheels were added, so the SU 76 M was born.There was a version with an armoured top , but was inn a limited production
Soon after the initial production it became apparent that it was underpowered, the single engine was removed and a pair of GAZ 203 series engines were fitted. This of course proved a difficult for the driver having to control 2 engines, but gave the power needed. The gun was soon moved to the lefty hand side rather than in the centre.
Poor thickness of armour provided little protection and at only 25mm it soon became nicknamed by the crews as the " The Little Bit*h" There was a top cover but this did little to protect the crew, but had avantages in communication between crews. . In success it had a good rate of knocking out the Panther and other lesser German armour. As the tide of war turned the gun was deemed to be less of an advantage against German armour and it's role became one of infantry support. Some were altered by having the gun removed and they became ammunition carriers. In true Soviet manor they did what they could to combat the German threat.
A few facts and figures
Crew of 4.
5 Meters in length.
2.7 meters in width.
2.1 meters in hight.
11 tons in weight
2 x 6 cylinder Petrol Engines developing 138 hp each.
45 kms per hr Thought they had unfortunately light weight shock absorbers resulting in engine failures and transmission problems.
Armament was one 76.2 mm Zis -3 L41 Gun, with 62 rounds of AP and APCR hollow charge projectiles. Some were armed with a 122mm Howitzer M 30.
1 x 7.62 mm machine gun.
Total amount built approx 14000.
Built by GAZ at the Gorkovsky Plant. The plant at Gorky was about 400 ks from Moscow. An Interesting factoid is that the Luftwaffe completely destroyed the plant and it was rebuilt in a 100 days. Just shows the determination of people when faced with war.
Do hope you will tag along, lets have some fun, and a good build.There was talk of having two of these models, one taking ammo from a disabled one, we will see. Plenty of banter from the Rabble is expected.
Ok . seating and refreshments will be available, seats through normal channels " Mrs Jones's Ticket Masters " Catering by Steve Jones and Allen Dewire.
There is a no smoking ban in force. All tickets to be pain for in full before entry. No spitting, swearing or other profanities. Management's decision is final.
Dzhon Racesky
good luck with the build and are there any dio's planned 
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