Scale model 1/35 Soviet artillery tractor of the Komintern Trumpeter 05540

1/35 scale model of a Soviet artillery tractor of the Komintern, Trumpeter 05540.

The kit includes:
18 sprues with details and cabin,
engine cover and lower housing,
photo etching,
decal,
scheme for coloring the model,
step-by-step instruction.

Dimensions of the finished model: Length 164 mm, Width: 62.7 mm.

The artillery tractor of the Comintern was based on the suspension of the T-12 tank, and then the T-24 (2000 units were built from 1935 to 1941), equipped with a 131 hp diesel engine.
Despite the sad fate of the predecessor tanks, the tractor turned out to be more successful and was put into mass production. Of course, the Comintern inherited several shortcomings of the T-24, but some of them were eliminated by the designers, others were not as significant for a tractor as for a tank.
The Comintern was used to tow medium artillery such as the ML20 152mm howitzer gun.