Voroshilovets Tractor

Plastic kit to build a Voroshilovets Tractor

• 1:35 scale
• Dimensions LxW (built): 175 x 71.2 mm
• 383 parts
• Clear parts and tarpaulin included
• Lower hull, driver's cab, hood and tarpaulin manufactured using the slide mold process
• single link tracks
• not built, not painted
• Paint and glue not included

The Voroshilovets tractor is ideal as a towing vehicle for the B-4 M1931 203mm howitzer, if available: TRU02307 Russian Army B-4 M1931 203mm Howitzer

It was needed to create a heavy tractor with a tank engine for high power 152-305mm field guns, as well as medium and heavy tanks,which appeared in the Red Army in the 1930's. Development of the tractor started in 1935 Kharkov. In 1937 s development type a race to Moscow (and back), where it was demonstrated in the Kremlin. The machine produced strong impression and was approved. The tractor demonstrated high results, it's towed the largest artillery systems and all types of tanks, including the T-35, very well. Late in the 1939 the manufacturing of the "Voroshilovets" started. 1123 vehicles were built. During the war the tractor was efficiently used at all fronts for heavy transport works.