The ASU-57 was a small, lightly constructed Soviet assault gun specifically designed for use by Soviet airborne divisions. From 1960 it was replaced by the ASU-85. The ASU-57 was designed to be a light-weight assault gun that could be air-dropped and deployed by rocket-assisted parachute along with the troops. It was lightly armored and armed with a 57 mm gun Ch-51, a development of World War II ZIS-2 but with some similarities to the Ch-26. From 1954, an improved 57mm gun Ch-51M with much shorter double-baffle muzzle brake was fitted. The ASU-57's engine was taken from the GAZ-M-20 "Pobeda" civilian car.

The ASU-57 was a successful design, and saw service with Soviet airborne divisions for around 20 years before being replaced by the ASU-85. During its years of operation 54 vehicles would have been assigned to each airborne division.




Item No 83896
Item Name Russian ASU-57 Airborne Tank Destroyer
Bar Code 6939319238962
Scale 1:35
Item Type Plastic Model Armor Kit
Model Dimension Length: 135.8mm Width: 65.3mm
Total Plastic Parts 300+
Total Sprues 7 sprues and hull
Chromeplate Parts n/a
Resin Parts n/a
Metal Parts n/a
Photo Etched Parts 1 piece
Film Accessory n/a
Released Date 2017-06
More Features The kit consists of over 300 parts
>the kit w/refined detail
>photo etched parts included
>individual track.