C7P – the Polish artillery tractor

The C7P tractor was constructed in 1933-1934 at the PZInž research office, its designer was Vitold Jakusz. The body, chassis, control equipment, suspension, power transmission system and engine of the 7TP tank being prepared for parallel serial production were used for its construction. This tank was a Polish modernization of the English infantry support tank "Vickers E", produced in 1931 for the armament of the Polish Army. The tractor prototypes, designated C6P, C6T/C7TP, resembled the buses and trucks of the time due to the forward engine and radiator hood tins characteristic of "Saurer" trucks and buses of the time. But the engine of the serial tractors was installed in the same way, as the serial tanks 7TP - at the rear, which made the load more evenly distributed and the engine was more protected from damage. In the artillery, these tractors were used to tow 230 mm caliber mortars wz.32, in armored units they were used as an evacuation vehicle to pull out damaged tanks 7TP and "Vickers E' from the battlefield.

Apart from the chassis and tracks, the model is very simple. But under the supervision of a more experienced modeler, it can still be glued together by a modeler with little experience. A combat compartment is equipped, there is no engine compartment equipment. Antiquarian publication.