Soviet NKL-26 Armoured Aerosan. TRUMPETER 02321

Assembly plastic kit of a Soviet NKL-26 Armoured Aerosan.

The NKL-26 was an armoured aerosan introduced by the Soviet Union during the World War II, based on the earlier NKL-6 . It was made of plywood and had a ten-millimetre armour plate on the front only, and was armed with a 7.62mm DT machine gun in a ring mount. It was powered by an M-11G aircraft engine. Each NKL-26 was operated by two crewmen. NKL-26s were organized into battalions of 30 NKL-16s with a transport company of NKL-16s - each with three companies of 10. Each company was organized as three platoons of three vehicles, and a commanders vehicle.