Zvezda 6109 1/72 (Snap-Fit) Soviet 82mm Mortar with Crew 1941-1943

This is a plastic snap fit model kit, which comes unassembled and unpainted. So model paints and other basic modelling tools are additionally required. This "snap fit" model can be assembled without glue.

This kit includes two plastic model Soviet mortars from World War II with four soldier crewmen.

During World War II, the Soviet army depended on two similar designs for infantry support mortars: the 82-BM-37, originally issued in 1937, and the lighter and more manoeuvrable 82-BM-41. This later model was easier to transport and had similar range and capability to the older unit, but was harder to stabilize when firing which cost accuracy. These shortcomings would later be corrected in the 1943 model mortar.

These mortars used a typical mortar round fitted with a High Explosive (HE) charge. It was primarily intended to use against foes that had dug in or which occupied fortified positions. It could also fire smoke or illumination rounds if needed.