Soviet 122mm Howitzer 1938 M-30 Late Version

Plastic kit for an late version of a 122mm 1938 M-30 Howitzer

• 1:35 scale
• Dimensions LxW (built): 310 x 63.3 mm
• 320+ parts
• Photo-etched parts and metal gun barrel included
• Limber is also part of the kit
• rubber tires
• not built, not painted
• Paint and glue not included

Trumpeter also has an early version of the M-30 in the portfolio, which you can purchase here (if available): TRU02343 Soviet 122mm Howitzer 1938 M early Version

The 122mm howitzer M1938 (M-30) was introduced into the Soviet Army shortly before World War II to replace the obsolescent World War I models. After the war the Ml938 became the standard divisional howitzer of the other Warsaw Pact armies. It also was sold to armies in other parts of the world. The M1938 is mounted on a box-section, solit-trail carriage fitted with a shield. The recoil system consists of a hydraulic buffer above the tube, and a hydropneumatic recuperator below it. The breechblock is a hinged screw type. Care must be taken to distinguish the M1938 from the 152mm howitzer M1943 (D-1) which uses the same basic carriage.