Our latest resin vehicle for Bolt Action is the BT-7A self-propelled gun…
With the winter-equipped Soviet Infantry and plastic T34/76 strengthening the Soviet resolve, it's time to follow-up with some more firepower in the form of the BT-7A self-propelled gun! Finnish players will also have an eye on this new tank, as the Finns captured these and repurposed them to face their former owners!
Designed as an infantry-support gun, the BT-7A made good use of the successful BT-7 chassis and married it to the turret design from the T-28, so it could mount a 76.2mm howitzer. 154 BT-7As were produced between 1936 and 1938, with many being further upgraded in 1939.
Soviet armored units were usually accompanied by a battery of BT-7As to provide fire support – the BT-7s would tackle enemy tanks, while the BT-7As would target enemy infantry and soft targets.
Due to the weight of the new turret and main gun, the BT-7A wasn't able to run on roadwheels alone, instead having to rely solely on its tracks – unlike its predecessors, the BT-5 and BT-7.
The BT-7A is the latest in a line of Soviet reinforcements rolling-out to support our Ostfront Bolt Action Theatre Book – which focuses on the Eastern Front battles of the Second World War – a must for all budding Soviet commanders!
