Infantry rifle squad (Soviet)

Description

As the Red Army was so huge – with over 34 million soldiers deployed during World War II, so the range of the troop quality and unit composition also varied. These included the Shtrafbat penal squads, Guards units and Eastern Front veterans. This infantry rifle squad can be used to represent any of the standard units that were fielded as purely riflemen.

Though rare, women were also found in the Red Army performing combat roles. The “1st Separate Women’s Volunteer Rifle Brigade” was active from 1942-44. While many of women performed second line duties such as manning AA sites, they also saw front line combat. This was the case during the Battle of Stalingrad where women of the 1077th Anti-Aircraft Regiment engaged in ground combat.

The men’s unit comprises 1x NCO, 11x riflemen.

The women’s unit comprises 1x NCO, 10x riflewomen (though the LMG loader is a man in this unit)

• Country/Army: Soviet
• Material: UV Cured resin
• Painted by: MarDav Miniatures and FroggyPaints
• Original Designer: Mr3DPrint
• All models are produced under license with the original designer.
• These models are designed for modellers and collectors. They are not toys and are not suitable for children.
• Model supplied unassembled and unpainted. Additional finishing may be required during assembly.
• Finished colour of the product may vary from images shown due to material availability and differences in batches.
• Photos show 28mm models unless noted otherwise.
• All dimensions are complete with weapons unless otherwise stated.
• Other scales and dimensions may be available upon request.
• Models supplied at scales smaller than 20mm may be an alternative design more suitable for small scale prints. These may be sourced from a different designer to the one noted above and the model may differ in details such as lacking camo netting, stowage, having a chunkier weapon barrel, tracks etc.