Soviet Armoured Cars 1936-45 Homeware many found themselves forced into

many found themselves forced into making terrible and heart-rending decisions in order to survive

turret-less vehicle intended to provide direct fire support for infantry formations

opening hatches

Hitler was determined to be better prepared

1/35 scale model of the British Sherman VC Firefly by Asuka

Soviet Armoured Cars 1936-45 Homeware many found themselves forced intoBy Jamie Prenatt The armoured car has an important place in the early history of Soviet armoured fighting vehicles (AFVs) they were the most important AFV during the Russian Civil War and figured prominently in the mechanization of the Red Army that began in late 1929. The 1930s saw the development and production of a wide variety of armoured cars, which were used extensively in Soviet conflicts from then on. They saw service in the Spanish Civil War,