Soviet Assault Engineers Squad

Shortages meant that Soviet formations were sparsely served when it came to transport and rear-echelon support. Pioneer detachments were a notable exception. Their expertise was too essential to do without: bridge-building, demolitions, fortification construction and minefield placement and clearance. These all required skills the conscripted masses did not have. Assault engineers were specialists tasked with liquidating enemy strongpoints during an advance and clearing obstacles to allow tank units to breakthrough. This was extremely dangerous work with a high casualty rate (even by Red Army standards) and assault engineer units were sometimes equipped with SN-42 body armour to give them a fighting chance.

This box contains 10 metal miniatures:
- 1 NCO with SMGs
- 2-man LMG team
- 6 soldiers with SMGs
- 1 engineer armed with SMG and panzerfaust
- Plastic bases

Note: Models supplied unassembled and unpainted. Metal and plastic parts.
Scale: 28mm.