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

During WWII, the Soviet built a self-propelled gun based on the T-34 framework. The self propelled device ended up being called the SU-85. The "SU" abbreviation means "Samokhoknaya Ustanovka" this implies "self-propelled weapon" plus the 85 represents the 85mm D-5T device. The SU-85 had a crew of four males. Even though the SU-85 was in reality a self propelled weapon, it turned out well worth the title tank destroyer. The tank was certainly implemented in battle in December 1943 following the liberation of Kiev. The Russian military included 21 SU-85 automobiles into an artillery battalion beneath the control of corps and 31 into an artillery regiment for the tank army. By the mid 1940s, the Su-85 was indeed changed by the SU-100, which carried a 100m gun.