Soviet Infantry fought ferociously to defend Mother Russia from the German invasion of 1941 through to the fall of Berlin in 1945. Simple peasant soldiers, they were taught to obey orders and do as they were told. Their life was hard and their battles probably unequalled in history for scale and suffering.
The Russian divisions grew from a disorganized mass to a fully capable and experienced force of modern infantry in just a few short years.
"Quantity has a quality of its own" said Joseph Stalin, alluding to the huge numbers of men he could put into the field. Well-equipped with simple, solid weaponry, the Soviet soldier was a terror in attack and the very devil in defense at the legendary sieges of Leningrad and Stalingrad.
The Soviet Infantry Box Set gives you a platoon of grim Russian infantry with a variety of equipment and weaponry. Assemble your men, fix bayonets, look to your front and dont let the Commissar see you lag behind!
Contains:
Enough plastic components to make 40 Soviet Union infantry miniatures
Round plastic bases (25mm diameter)
Background leaflet
A host of options to allow for different weapon configurations and command models
Weapons include:
Mosin Nagant rifle (scoped, with bayonet and without)
