"15mm ASU-57 or BMD?" Topic

I have often decried the absence of an ASU-57 or BMD in 15mm.

I've never seen anyone selling one but have thought I should check.
Has anyone seen or know of anyone selling them? Does anyone know of any being in the works?
thanks

QRF does both, including several BMD variants.

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FANTASTIC!!
So pleased to have been called out and shown to be wrong.
A BMD-1, BMD-2, BMD-3, 2S9,
Now the trouble is having to choose which to get.

I couldn't find the ASU-57. Where was it hidding?
Thankyou Cold War Warrior.

I think he's mistaken on that one – they do an ASU-85, but not the 57, afaik.

deflatermouse,

Dom is correct, I appear to have been mistaken. Could have sworn QRF had one in their "postwar" range at one point. Have a large Soviet VDV force in 15mm, but it is targeted to the mid-80's so went with the '85.

Unfortunately sans QRF, don't know of anyone else that makes 15mm VDV vehicles at all. There is an HO one I've seen (would be a tad big, but IMHO could still work if needed), but pricey as hell:

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Yes, only the ASU-85 at the moment:

The ASU-57 only served to about 1960, when it was replaced by the ASU-85. That in turn was replaced by the BMD-1 in about 1969.

Geoff,

Actually the ASU-85 served well into the early 80's, when it began to be replaced with the 2S9 Nona.

I'm not surprised. You'll probably find that 1969 was the official date that the BMD-1 was supposed to replace the ASU-85, but in reality they carried on in service for another 10 years or so.

The ASU-85's primary role was light infantry support or assault with some limited anti-tank capability. The D-70 gun could fire HEAT, HVAP and HE out to about 1100m.

The 2S9 is a different beast really, with a different purpose. The 120mm 2A60 mortar fires HE, white phosphorus and smoke rounds up to about 8km.

So does your comment mean we may see the ASU57 in the near future?

I was worried this would be the case with the ASU-57. I would very much like to see an ASU-57.

Yes, it was superceded fairly quickly but troopered on in Ethiopia which is mainly why I'm after one.
If the auction link had been for one in 1/72 I would tried for it.
If it had been in 1/100 I would nave tried for it (as would others I think)
QRF's ASU-85 from the photos seems a bit narrow compared to the ones I've seen in Warsaw & Moscow. or it could be the fighting compartment is a bit low. Not sure which but something doesn't sit with me.
The BMD's look great. hope to get a few.
thank you all for you help.

It's the angle of the photo.

QRF's ASU-85 from the photos seems a bit narrow compared to the ones I've seen in Warsaw & Moscow. or it could be the fighting compartment is a bit low

Just got Chas to measure one of ours. It's apparently 6cm long, 3cm wide and 2cm high (but a mm or two either way could be his measuring) so pretty much spot on for 1:100 scale. I think I have one at home so can check later and possibly photograph it for you.

So does your comment mean we may see the ASU57 in the near future?

Ummm…. well I dig just dig out the plans.

ASU-85s clung on throughout the 80s in the Assault Gun Battalion of Guards Air Assault Divisions. The Polish 6th Airborne Division ditched its ASU-85s when the division was down-sized in the late 70s.

The Cubans used ASU-57s in action in Ethiopia, during the Ogaden War – most notably during their airborne assault to cut the Somali line of retreat following the Third Battle of Jijiga in 1978.

So any new development on producing an ASU-57 in 15mm?