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Aoshima A006154 124 Volkswagen 15ADK Beetle 1303S Cabriolet 1975 – Metro Hobbies

Even during WWI the Russians realized mobile antiaircraft guns would be a way of life in the future. Prior to WWII they created a very handy pair of light automatic guns, the 25mm and the 37mm, similar in design to the Bofors 40mm guns. At the same time, they had created the 14.5 x 114 mm cartridge for their new light antitank rifles, the PTRD and PTRS, which went into service in 1941. These rifles were great for anti-material engagements and could even penetrate 32mm of armor at 500 meters, which made them lethal to early war German tanks and even later SP guns. Near the end of the war, the Soviets decided in 1944 to see if they could turn this into a machine gun round and use it for light antiaircraft duties. The weapon of choice turned out

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