2A3 KONDENSATOR 2P 406MM HOWITZER 1/35

The 2A3 “Kondensator 2P ” was a Soviet 406 mm self-propelled Howitzer. The 2A3 originated during the Cold War as a response to the United States' new "Pentomic Division" tactical doctrine that emphasized heavy use of nuclear weapons including nuclear artillery. The US M65 cannon was introduced in 1952 and deployed in Germany in 1953. The Soviet Union started its own program to develop a 406mm self-propelled howitzer capable of firing nuclear projectiles, codenamed 'Objekt 271'. _x000D_ _x000D_ Grabin Design Bureau completed the artillery system in 1955. The 'Objekt 271' chassis from the Kotlin Design Bureau in Leningrad was completed soon there after. The unified system received the military industrial designation 2A3 and was completed in 1956 at the Kirov Works in Leningrad. Total production only amounted to four vehicles. _x000D_ _x000D_ Western observers got their first look at the new weapon during a 1957 parade on Red Square. Initially observers thought that the weapon was a mockup created for deterrent effect. _x000D_ _x000D_ Item No 09529 _x000D_ Item Name Soviet 2A3 Kondensator 2P 406mm Self-Propelled Howitzer _x000D_ Bar Code 9580208095295 _x000D_ Scale 1:35 _x000D_ Item Type Plastic Model Armor Kit _x000D_ Model Brief Length: 430.6mm Width: 96.8mm _x000D_ Total Parts 830+ _x000D_ Metal Parts copper cable _x000D_ Photo Etched Parts 1 piece _x000D_ Film Parts n/a _x000D_ Resin Parts n/a _x000D_ Total Sprues 24 sprues and lower hull _x000D_ Released Date 2018-04 _x000D_ More Features The kit consists of over 830 parts _x000D_ >the kit w/refined detail _x000D_ >multi-slide moulded lower hull _x000D_ >plastic tracks w/fine detail