Trumpeter 01002 1/35 Chinese Jiefang CA-30 military truck 小號手  [TP01002]

ZiL-157 is one of the most well-known Soviet cars. It had been manufactured in 1958 on former USSR motor-car plant known as I.A. Likhachev (former ZiS plant in Moscow). ZiL-157 was model based on the further design of model ZiS-151 constructed from 1948. The vehicle had been designed as an army cross-country car, that was why three drive axles were utilized and also the diameter of tires ended up being enlarged plus unique protector and the centralised system of press regulation in tyres were installed. Tall exploitation qualities of this automobile caused it to be a great base model for design of varied improvements. Chassis of ZiL-157 had been used as a base for various kinds of army vehicles: tank trucks, head office channels, radar stations, launchers and provider for rockets, volley fire mortars like "Katyusha", amphibian designate as BAZ, an such like. The armies of Warshaw Pact countries had been provided with ZiL-157. A number of these vehicles had been offered to your countries of Asia and Middle East, too, in which these people were earnestly used throughout the war disputes of 1950-1960th. Some of these vehicles remain used in many countries of the world so far.

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