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June 19, 2011
| 28mm 1980's Soviet and Afghan Heavy Weapons | Eureka's latest 28mm additions to our Modern Wars range are a 12.7mm Dshk machine gun and a M1937 82mm mortar, with choice of Afghan guerrilla or NBC suited Soviet crew. With a reputation for rugged reliability and easy maintenance in the field, these Soviet State Arsenals designs have flooded Afghanistan since the beginning of the Soviet-Afghan War, right up until the present day. They can also feature in any Third World Cold War flash point or Super Power confrontation you care to imagine.
Whether warding off Russian Hind gunships, menacing Coalition Chinooks and Blackhawks, or shooting at your neighbours in the next valley, the 12.7mm Dshk (or 'Dushka') machine gun is one of the most commonly encountered heavy weapons in Afghanistan. It is the Soviet equivalent to the US .50cal Heavy Machine Gun and a formidable weapon.
The M1937 82mm mortar was the standard Soviet infantry mortar of World War Two, which remained in service with Soviet armed forces and their allies, largely unaltered, right up until the 1980's. Examples of this mortar, either captured from the Russians or supplied by foreign backers, are often recorded in photographs of this period from Afghanistan, and they could still be found in the arsenals of the rival Afghan factions long after the Soviet withdrawal.
Both weapons come supplied with a two person 28mm crew, or can be ordered separately to supplement your existing collections. (They are fully compatible with any other make of modern 28mm miniatures). The Dushka looks especially fine mounted in the back of a 4x4 truck! Customers might also wish to consider our New Release Special Offers which allow you to buy both weapons with either Soviet NBC suited crew and Afghan crew at a discounted price. As an added bonus we could not resist including in the Afghan deal the previously released Type 63 rocket launcher, with its accessories and crew figures.
Here are the catalogue details for the new miniatures in the current release -
NEW 28mm Soviet and Afghan Heavy Weapons (from our Modern Wars range) Sculpted by Kosta Heristanidis
100MOD77 12.7mm Dshk MG on antiaircraft mount, two Afghan guerrilla crew 100MOD78 82mm Mortar, two Afghan crew 100MOD85 1980's Soviet soldiers in NBC Suit, with 12.7mm Dshk MG - 2 crew 100MOD86 1980's Soviet soldiers in NBC Suit, with 82mm mortar - 2 crew 100MOD92 12.7mm Dshk MG, on antiaircraft mount 100MOD93 Warsaw Pact 82mm mortar, with sight
Click here to see detailed pictures of all the Heavy Weapons and the rest of Kosta's Modern Wars range, or to place an order.
Click here to see more colour pictures of this range.
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