{"id":8961371275515,"title":"Trumpeter - 1\/35 Russian ASU-85 Airborne Self-Propelled Gun Mod.1970","handle":"trumpeter-135-russian-asu-85-airborne-self-propelled-gun-mod1970","description":"\u003ch1\u003e1\/35 Russian ASU-85 airborne Self-Propelled Gun Mod.1970\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTrumpeter 01589\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eExcludes all glues, paints and tools necessary to assemble.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe first prototypes of the ASU-85 self-propelled gun were created in 1959. Serial production started around 1960 and only lasted until 1966. The ASU-85 was officially withdrawn from service with the Russian Army in 1993. The ASU-85 was powered by a single 210 HP YAMZ-206V engine. The basic armament of the vehicle is the 85mm D70 cannon. and 1 PKT or SGMT machine gun cal .: 7.62 mm.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe ASU-85 self-propelled gun was developed specifically for the Soviet Airborne Forces to replace the older ASU-57. Compared to its predecessor, it differed in almost everything: much greater weight (15.5 tons compared to about 3.5 tons), new main armament, much thicker armour reaching 45 mm. and a more powerful engine. However, all these design improvements, allowing for increased survivability on the battlefield, prevented the ASU-85 from being parachuted and determined its air transport by heavy transport aircraft, especially AN-22. This called into question its combat usefulness in a full-scale conflict with NATO countries. However, in the asymmetric conflict (the war in Afghanistan), the ASU-85 worked quite well. 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