The BA-20 armored car was developed in 1934 for use by the headquarters, headquarters, reconnaissance units and communications units. It was derived from the GAZ-M1 civilian car, using its chassis, which itself was a modified version of the Ford design produced by the Nizhny Novgorod automaker GAZ. Full production of the BA-20 began in 1935. The chassis was built at the Nizhnyhorodsky Plant; the body was built at the Vyksyn factory, where the final assembly of the BA-20 took place. Item No. 83883
Name of the product Soviet armored car BA-20 mod. 1939
Barcode 6939319238832
scale 1:35
Item type Set of plastic armor model
Model size Length: 128 mm Width: 50.8 mm
A total of 160+ plastic parts
A total of 7 sprues, turrets and tires will work
Chrome parts n/a
Resin parts n/a
Metal parts n/a
Photo-engraved parts 1 pc
Film accessory n/a
Release date 2016-08
More functions The set consists of more than 160 parts
>set with exquisite details
>tower and case with multi-sliding form
> details with photo engraving
>rubber tires
BA-20 is a light four-wheeled armored vehicle of Soviet design. The first prototypes were built in 1935, and serial production lasted from 1936 to 1942. The car was equipped with a GAZ-M1 carburetor engine with a capacity of 52 hp. The main armament was a single 7.62-mm DT machine gun mounted in a rotating turret. The BA-20 was based on the GAZ-M1 civilian car and had many elements in common with it, including the engine and chassis, but clearly strengthened for off-road driving. During the serial production of BA-20 cars, two main design modifications were created. In 1936, the BA-20ŻD version was created, which was adapted to travel on rails, and in 1938, the BA-20 was modernized, adding a new type of turret and increasing the fuel tank. BA-20 turned out to be a successful and reliable design, which was used by reconnaissance units of almost all types of weapons of the Red Army. BA-20s were also widely used in the war with Japan (1938-1939) and in the Battle of Khalchyn Gol (1939). They also participated in the aggression against Poland in September 1939 and in the Winter War with Finland (1939-1940).
