Ace Model 1/72 Soviet 76.22mm Field Gun M.1902/30 Kit

Ace Model 1/72 Soviet 76.22mm Field Gun M.1902/30 Kit

Russian 76.22mm (3-inch) Field Gun model 1900/1902P. In 1902 old Tsarist Russian army began to receive model 1900/02P guns made by Putilov factory. It bore many resemblances to contemporary Krupp designs and used conventional design of trail and carriage. After service in WWI Model 1902 became a mainstay of the new Red Army batteries and in 1941 was still in use in small numbers. In 1930, russians decided to modernize their large stocks of elderly m1902 Putilov guns by incorporating new propellants, projectiles and new barrels. m1902/30 guns were in service during WW2 and even used in North Vietnam till 1974.