Mirage-Hobby 35901 C7P Artillery/Recovery Tractor

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The C7P was a Polish tracked artillery tractor from the interwar period and World War II. The first prototypes of the vehicle were built in 1933, and serial production continued in the period 1934-1939, ending with the production of about 150 examples. The C7P was powered by an engine PZInż. 235 with 115 hp. The vehicle did not have any permanent weapons.

Along with the slow motorization and mechanization of the Polish Army at the turn of the 1920s and 1930s, it was decided to increase the mobility of Polish artillery and use in some of its units new tracked tractors that would replace the vehicles used so far - such as the Holt tractor 75. In order to shorten the time needed for analytical and implementation works, it was decided to use the chassis and many components were developed at the same time for the 7TP tank. As a result, a vehicle with good off-road characteristics, low failure rate and relatively easy operation was created. C7P tractors were used primarily for towing heavy cannons, howitzers and mortars. The main target unit turned out to be the 1st Heaviest Artillery Regiment, which received a large part of the C7Ps produced. These vehicles also found their way to the armored forces, where they were used to tow and retrieve damaged tanks from the field. C7P tractors took part in the September campaign in 1939, and small numbers of them fell into the hands of the Wehrmacht and the Red Army.