Z (54) 9S36M (Russia)

The 9S36M is a detection and target designation station-art of the medium-range 9K317M But-M3 air defense system (see here). With his telescopic mast radar it has a detection range of 70km especially for low flying objects.

The 3D printed model is from an unknown Chinese brand and is a good base but required a number of corrections and improvements (some of them after the taking of the wip photos as I get good pics of the radar head a little late). Nevertheless, much like the original, the 9S36M remains, externally at least, a relatively simple and stripped-down vehicle.

Z (53) 2S5 Giatsint-S (Russia)

Introduced into service in 1978, the 2S5 Giatsint-S is a Soviet 152 mm self-propelled gun. Installed on a modified chassis from the SA-4 Krug surface-to-air missile system, its 152 mm gun has a range of 28 km (33-40 km with rocket-assisted projectiles). Deploying to fire the gun takes 3 minutes, and it can sustain a rate of fire of 5 to 6 rounds per minute.

First model of the year, this Giatsint-S is a very nice one from YK 3D Home. I added some cabling to the gun, a self-defence machine gun, some accessories and a camouflage net. The crew is a converted Alex Miniature figure.