With etch brass parts, clear parts and metal wire for the tow hawsers, there is plenty of detail included in this kit, as we have come to expect from Bronco these days. There are four options for camouflage and markings, one in a winter whilte camouflage over dark green, and another the more unusual where only the frontal aspect of the vehicle is whitewashed, and the bulk of the body left green.
Source: Military ModellingSU-152 is a Self Propelled Artillery, mounting a 152mm ML-20 Howitzer. It was designed to destroy fortification and pillboxes. However, it is also used as a tank hunter role. Its first major combat role was in Kursk.
Since it was intended as a self-propelled artillery piece rather than a true tank destroyer, the SU-152 was generally issued with standard HE rounds rather than armor-piercing projectiles. The 152mm HE round produced a massive blast that did not rely on velocity for its effectiveness, making them effective against any German tank, including the Tiger and Elefant (although with a somewhat decreased level of kill reliability over penetrating projectiles). It was renowned for its ability to rip the turret completely off a Tiger tank (at any range) by sheer blast effect alone, and numerous German AFVs were claimed as destroyed or damaged by SU-152 fire during the Battle of Kursk; for example, one Major Sankovskiy destroyed 10 German tanks (of unknown type) in a single day with his crew and his SU-152, and was awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union.
Source: Wikipedia
Definitely a worthy addition to a modeller cache. Especially those interested in WW2 Russian armor.
Image Credit : Military Modelling
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