Basic information
| Manufacturer | Hobby Boss |
| Product code | HBB83875 |
| Weight: | 0.27 kg |
| Ean: | 6939319238757 |
| Scale | 1:35 |
| Added to catalog on: | 12.7.2016 |
| Tags: | SU-18 |
In November 1929 ANII K. M. Ivanov, commissioned by the RKKA produced a of an self-propelled gun based on the T-18, as well as the ammunition carrier for it. The prototype was a captured French Renault FT-17BS. The SU-18 kept the same design as the French vehicle, but replaced the turret with one that resembles a truncated pyramid. The SU-18 used the 76.2-mm regimental gun model 1927 with a slotted muzzle brake to reduce rollback. The decision to build the SU-18 was made on June 11 and stipulated the delivery of a prototype by October 10, 1930. However, due to the small ammunition capability and the limitations of the T-18 (a narrow gauge chassis and a high center of gravity) the design was abandoned in favor of larger and better self-propelled gun designs and further work on the SU-18 was stopped.
| Item No |
83875 |
| Item Name |
Soviet SU-18 SPH |
| Bar Code |
6939319238757 |
| Scale |
1:35 |
| Item Type |
Plastic Model Armor Kit |
| Model Dimension |
Length: 113mm Width: 67.8mm |
| Total Plastic Parts |
270+ |
| Total Sprues |
7 sprues , turret and lower hull |
| Chromeplate Parts |
n/a |
| Resin Parts |
n/a |
| Metal Parts |
n/a |
| Photo Etched Parts |
1 piece |
| Film Accessory |
n/a |
| Released Date |
2016-09 |
| More Features |
The kit consists of over 270 parts
>the kit w/refined detail
>multi-slide moulded lower hull
>photo etched parts included
>individual tracks |
The SU-18 is a Soviet prototype tracked self-propelled gun from the interwar period. The first copies of this vehicle appeared at the turn of the 1920s and 1930s, but the car never entered mass production. The length of the wagon's hull was probably about 4.4 meters and a width of about 1.8 meters. The drive was provided by a single 35 HP engine. The construction of the SU-18 self-propelled gun was based on the first Soviet tank, the T-18, which was produced in large numbers. This tank, in turn, was based on the captured French Renault FT-17 vehicles. Work on the SU-18 began at the end of 1929, and compared to its predecessor, instead of a rotating turret, it had a stationary case made of armor plates with the main armament, which was a 76.2 mm mod. 1927. The vehicle did not have any additional armament. Relatively quickly, as already in 1930, the numerous disadvantages of this vehicle were realized, including: poor armor, very low stock of ammunition carried in the car, which oscillated between 4 and 6 missiles, and poor off-road properties. . For these reasons, the SU-18 was not put into mass production.
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