SOVIET ARMOURED WAGON PL-37 (Light Artillery Wagon)

Description

PL-37 was a standardized design for a light artillery wagon. A single car laden with cannons armament and machine guns intended to serve along with infantry cars and an armoured locomotive in action.It was used by Soviet Army Train Battalion eraly WWII. Handled by Krasniy Profintern Plant in Bryansk - numbered 24 units in total from 1939 to 1941. PL-37 was fitted with 2 x 76.2mm Mod. 1930 guns in turrets (the same guns as for early T-34 tanks). Beyond the cannons armament, the PL-37 was also fitted with a battery of 6 x 7.62mm Maxim Water cooled Machine guns. (Scale : 1/35e)