Soviet Tachanka MMG wagon 0225 Height: 14

Height: 14

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Soviet Tachanka MMG wagon 0225 Height: 14Tachanka were simply horse drawn carts or wagons with a machine gun mounted on the back. They were a common feature of the Russian Civil War when they were employed with great success to bring fast moving heavy weapons support to cavalry formations. Purpose built Tachankas were produced for the Red Army and were deployed with Cossacks and other cavalry. Although by 1941 they were as anachronistic as the cavalry they supported, Tachanka continued to