Tamiya 1:35 Russian Army Assault Infantry

This is a 1/35 scale plastic assembly model set of a Russian Army Assault Infantry unit which protected Mother Russia against the invading German forces during WWII. This set includes 12 figures in different poses such as a commander pointing and giving instructions, as well as soldiers shooting from up above and jumping off a tank. Uniforms depict those worn at the Kursk front from 1943 through to the end of the war. The PPsh-41 submachine gun also known as the "Mandolin" and the Degtyaryov light machine gun both feature a sharp finish.

In the 1920s and - especially - in the 1930s, the Red Army underwent a rapid development in terms of increasing its posts, as well as increasing saturation with technical weapons, primarily armored weapons. Still, the infantry was the primary and numerically largest element of the Red Army. The intensive quantitative development of this type of weapon began at the turn of 1929/1930. In 1939, even before the aggression against Poland, the Soviet infantry was formed into 173 divisions (so-called rifle divisions), most of which were grouped in 43 corps. It is worth adding that after the September campaign in 1939, this number increased even more. The Soviet rifle division in 1941 consisted of three rifle regiments (three battalions each), an artillery regiment, after an anti-tank and anti-aircraft artillery division, as well as reconnaissance and communication battalions. In total, it numbered about 14,500 people. However, by 1945 this position underwent significant changes, leading to a division of approximately 11,500-12,000 people, consisting of three infantry regiments, an artillery brigade consisting of three regiments, a self-propelled artillery squadron and many support units, including anti-tank, anti-aircraft weapons or communications. The saturation of infantry units with machine weapons has also increased significantly - for example with the submachine guns APsZ 41, and later APsZ 43.

Note: Tank is not included