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Hobby Master 1/48 Ground Power Series HG1103 Soviet JS-2 model 1944 with Polish Army, 1946

Features: Fully assembled True to Scale (1:48) Die-Cast chassis, turret and gun Turret turns Appliqued turret armour Main gun can be elevated Realistic tracks Realistic wheels Highly detailed features Professionally painted in accurate colors Weathering Markings Tampo (pad) applied

The JS-2 not only served with the Red Army during WWII but 71 were delivered to the Polish Army. These were distributed between the 4th and 5th Heavy Tank Regiments. The JS-2 model 1944 was designed as a breakthrough tank with a faster-loading D25-T 122mm gun, a simpler hull front and a wider mantlet. The Poles were successful during battles in Pomerania, the retaking of Poland and the battle for Berlin. At the end of WWII there were 26 JS-2s left and 21 of these were returned to the Soviets.

Crew: 4 Combat weight: 46 tons Power-to-weight ratio: 11.3 hp/t Hull length: 6.68 m Overall length: 9.91 m Width: 3.07 m Engine: V-21 4-stroke V-type diesel 520 HP Transmission: Multiple dry main clutch, mechanical gearbox with reduction gear, 2-stage planetary turning mechanism and side drives, 8 gears forward, 2 reverse Fuel capacity: 137 gallons internal + 80 gallons external + 110 gallons supplementary Maximum speed: road 23mph, off road 18mph Maximum range: 150 miles Fuel consumption: 0.8 gallons/mile Fording depth: 1.3 m Armament: D-25T Model 1943 122mm rifled tank gun Main gun ammunition: BR-47B (armor piercing/tracer); BP-460A (HEAT shaped charge); OF-462 and OF-471 (HE fragmentation) Muzzle velocity: 2560 ft/s Maximum effective range: 9 miles indirect fire; 900m direct-fire Stowed main gun rounds: 28 Gun depression/elevation: -3 to +20 degrees Secondary armament: DshK model 1938 12.7 mm machine gun, co-axial DT 7.62 mm machine gun, DT 7.62 mm close defence machine gun Armor: 90-120 mm hull front, 90-95 mm hull sides, 60 mm hull rear, 160 mm turret front, 100 mm turret rear sides, 90 mm turret rear.

THESE ARE PRE-PRODUCTION PICTURES, NOT THE FINAL PRODUCT