"Ursus" Wz. 29 - the Polish armored car

The car was designed in 1929 by Rudolf Gundlach. The vehicle was based on the chassis of the "Ursus" A 2-ton truck (Italian "S.P.A." 25C modified by "Ursus Mechanical Works" in Warsaw), the armored body was built by "CWS", Warsaw. The initial armament consisted of the French 37 mm low-velocity gun in the turret front, 7.92 mm machine guns in the turret left-rear and right-rear at 120 degrees to the gun (all operated by the commander), and another 7.92 mm MG in the hull rear (operated by the rear gunner). Although this arrangement helped to achieve good balance of the turret, it was awkward to use. In the mid-1930s the right turret machine gun was removed. The car carried 96 rounds for the main gun and 4032 MG rounds in 16 252-round belts.The vehicle was sufficiently armed and armored for late 1920s, but was under-powered, lacked all-wheel drive (which led to poor off-road mobility) and had high silhouette. Because of these shortcomings, only between 10 and 13 cars were built. Although obsolete by 1939, the car was still in service at the outbreak of the Second World War. 8 vehicles were assigned to the 11th armored battalion of the Mazowiecka Cavalry Brigade, Army Modlin, as a reconnaissance unit. The vehicles acted well in combat, but by 16 September all of them were lost. 

The model is mainly intended for intermediate modelers. Beginners may find it difficult to glue the chassis correctly due to the many small parts and the small, screw-on parts of the machine guns and their fasteners. Body - due to its simple shape, it shouldn't be a problem. The publication includes two camouflage versions of the model - 1939. September. (unidentified unit) and 1934 winter maneuvers. Common elements are chassis, wheels and frame. You can glue together two complete bodies with parts and turrets at once - and the chassis is interchangeable. The parts of the September and winter versions are laid out identically on the sheets, they contain the same details, so it should not be difficult to decide, which details belongs to which version. There is no stock of colors, the textual instructions are minimal, helpful, graphic - maybe too large, but perfectly useful in the process of gluing the model.