1/285 Scale Modern Russian ASU-85 Self Propelled Gun x4. Highly detailed tank with Track detail.
Contains:
- 4x ASU-85 Self Propelled Gun
ASU-85 Self Propelled Gun
The
ASU-85 (
Russian: Авиадесантная самоходная установка, АСУ-85,
Aviadesantnaya Samokhodnaya Ustanovka, 'airborne self-propelled mount') is a
Soviet-designed
airborne self-propelled gun of the
Cold War Era. From 1959, it began to replace the open-topped
ASU-57 in service. It was, in turn, replaced by the
BMD-1 beginning in 1969.The SU-85/ASU-85 is based on the
PT-76 tank chassis, but without the amphibious capabilities and fitted with a new engine. The vehicle has three compartments: the driver's in front, the combat compartment in the center, and the engine compartment at the rear.
The armament consists of a D-70 (2A15) 85 mm gun, derived from F.F. Petrov's
D-48. The L/67 ordnance has a total weight of 1,865 kg and an elevation range from -4.50° to +15°. Traverse is 15° either side. The D-70 fires the same ammunition as the D-48 (3BK-7 HEAT, BR-372 HVAP-T and OF-372 HE), the combat load is 45 rounds. The gun has an effective range of 1,150 m and a maximum range of 10 km. It can penetrate 192 mm (7.6 in) of steel armor from an angle of 60° at a maximum distance of 1 km. The coaxial machine gun is either the
SGMT or the
PKT with a combat load of 2,000 rounds.
Both the main gun and the coaxial machine gun are aimed by means of the TShK-2-79 sight. For nighttime fire, the TPN1-79-11 sight is used in combination with the L-2 IR searchlight. Indirect fire is conducted with the help of the S-71-79 and PG-1 sights. Furthermore, the commander is provided with two observation devices; TNPK-20 (day) and TKN-1T (night).
All ASU-85s were provided with an R-113 radio and an R-120 intercom system. In the early 1970s, some vehicles were fitted with a DShK-M 12.7mm heavy machine gun with 600 rounds. These vehicles had a reduced combat load of 39 main gun rounds and received the NATO designator
ASU-85 M1974. The original designation was
SU-85M or
ASU-85M. The ASU-85 could also be equipped with smoke generators BDSh-5.
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