Coming next year at 1/72 scale, Soviet Armored Tractor BTS-4A
This is partial text from the full article (usually with photos) at https://armorama.com/news/snake-models-soviet-tractor-bts-4a
This is partial text from the full article (usually with photos) at https://armorama.com/news/snake-models-soviet-tractor-bts-4a
…the heck is that pipe on top? It looks like you’re supposed to line up a bunch of these together to create a military sewer line from the officer’s latrine or something.
Looks like a deep wading snorkel in travel position. I might be wrong, but this vehicle is most likely used to rescue unfortunate tanks stuck underwater.
It is an ordinary atmoured recovery vehicle, carying a deep wading pipe.
Since a lot of rivers in eastern Europe lacked many bridge crossings the Soviet doctrine focussed on deep wading equipment and training for their front line troops.
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Of course you could always replace the tube with a ZU-23-2 AA gun and add a MG mount to the tube base…
H.P.
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BTS-4, was created in the USSR, UkrOboronProm has nothing to do with it