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ASU-57

* Controls *

Fire: Fire action 1
Drive : W/A/S/D
Restock ammunition : Fire action 2

* Information *

This is a 1:1 ASU-57 Replica and is accurate to the real vehicle.
It features a realistic interior and ammunition placement
This does not have a seat so spawning it in a conquest/battle mode server will require the addition of one

* History *

The task to develop a lightweight assault gun for the airborne troops (with either a 57 mm gun or a 76 mm gun) was given to two design bureaus, Astrov (OKB-40) in Mytishchi and Kravtsev in Moscow. Nikolaj Astrov's OKB-40 designed the ASU-76, based on components of the T-70 light tank and the SU-76 assault gun, and armed with the new 76 mm gun D-56T. The ASU-76 turned out to be too heavy, even though the armour was only 3 mm thick, and the project was cancelled. Anatoly Kravtsev's team came up with the similar, amphibious K-73. This vehicle was armed with Charnko's 57 mm anti-tank gun Ch-51 and was even more thinly armoured than the ASU-76. This project too was shelved.

In 1949, Astrov was instructed to continue with his project, but with reduced weight and with the Ch-51 gun as the main armament instead of the D-56T, since it offered better anti-tank performance. The redesigned Ob.572 was developed simultaneously with the Ob.561 (AT-P) light artillery tractor. After successfully passing the various test phases in 1949, it was accepted for series production from 1951 as the ASU-57.

* Tags *

ASU ASU 57 ASU-57 Soviet USSR tank destroyer open top realistic working replica

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