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It was developed in 1944 as a successor to the earlier Möbelwagen self-propelled anti-aircraft gun.\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, HelveticaNeue, \" helvetica=\"\" neue sans-serif rgb font-size:=\"\" background-color:=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, HelveticaNeue, \" helvetica=\"\" neue sans-serif rgb font-size:=\"\" background-color:=\"\"\u003eIn the first years of World War II, the German military forces had less interest in developing self-propelled anti-aircraft guns, but as the Allies began to gain air superiority the need for more mobile and better-armed self-propelled anti-aircraft guns increased. During the early summer of 1944 SS-Hauptsturmführer Karl Wilhelm Krause with the 12th SS Panzer Division Hitlerjugend came up with the concept of the Flakpanzer IV Wirbelwind. He presented the concept to SS-Obersturmbannführer Max Wünsche, commanding officer of the 12th SS Panzer Regiment and it was approved by Adolf Hitler.\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, HelveticaNeue, \" helvetica=\"\" neue sans-serif rgb font-size:=\"\" background-color:=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, HelveticaNeue, \" helvetica=\"\" neue sans-serif rgb font-size:=\"\" background-color:=\"\"\u003eThe Panzer IV’s turret was removed and replaced with an open-top nine-sided turret that housed a quad-barrel 2cm Flakvierling 38. A closed-top design would have been preferable, but this was not possible due to the heavy smoke generated by the four anti-aircraft guns. The shape of the turret earned it the nickname Keksdose (“Biscuit Tin”). Production of the tank was carried out by Ostbau Werke in Sagan, Silesia. However in combat the 2cm shells were felt to be insufficiently effective against aircraft and so a more powerful successor was produced which eventually replaced it. Known as the Flakpanzer IV “Ostwind” (East Wind), the successor was equipped with a single 3.7cm Flak 43.\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, HelveticaNeue, \" helvetica=\"\" neue sans-serif rgb font-size:=\"\" background-color:=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, HelveticaNeue, \" helvetica=\"\" neue sans-serif rgb font-size:=\"\" background-color:=\"\"\u003eThe combination of armour and rapid fire from the four guns of the Wirbelwind made it very effective against lightly armoured ground targets such as trucks and armored cars; infantry were particularly vulnerable.\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, HelveticaNeue, \" helvetica=\"\" neue sans-serif rgb font-size:=\"\" background-color:=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, HelveticaNeue, \" helvetica=\"\" neue sans-serif rgb font-size:=\"\" background-color:=\"\"\u003eBetween 87 and 105 Wirbelwinds were converted from repaired Panzer IV chassis, but due to discrepancies between the recorded production numbers at Ostbau Werke and Wehrmacht service records, the exact number may never be known.\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box; 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color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Vollkorn, serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003eHanomags\u003c\/strong\u003e” by both German and Allied soldiers.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Vollkorn, serif; font-size: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003eThere were four main model modifications (Ausführung A through D), which formed the basis for at least 22 variants.  The initial idea was for a vehicle that could be used to transport a single squad of panzergrenadiers to the battlefield protected from enemy small arms fire, and with some protection from artillery fire.  In addition, the standard mounting of at least one MG34 or MG42 machine gun allowed the vehicle to provide support by fire for the infantry squad once they had disembarked in battle.\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Vollkorn, serif; font-size: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003e \u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box; 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Derived from the M2 Half Track Car, the slightly longer M3 was extensively produced, with about 15,000 units and more than 50,000 derivative variants manufactured (most of which were interim designs). The M3 and its variants were supplied to the US Army and Marines, as well as British Commonwealth and Soviet Red Army forces, serving on all major fronts throughout the war.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"product-single__description rte\" itemprop=\"description\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 30px 0px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Vollkorn, serif; font-size: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 15px;\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003eThis is a 2-sprue base kit for the \u003cstrong style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003eM3 Half-track\u003c\/strong\u003e. It comes with choices to build either a M3 or M3A1 version. 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However, they were vulnerable to counter-battery fire due to the large amount of smoke and dust generated when they were fired, which gave away their position.\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003eThe design was relatively simple, consisting of racks of parallel rails on which rockets were mounted, with a folding frame to raise the rails into launch position. The M-13 rocket was 80cm (2ft 7in) long, 13.2cm (5.2in) in diameter and weighed 2 kg (93lb). Katyushas were usually mounted on trucks. Each truck had 14 to 48 launchers, depending on the size of the vehicle.\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003eKatyushas mounted on trucks could be redeployed quickly after being fired, and thus avoid the inevitable counter-battery fire. The Soviets tested several Lend-Lease truck types as the standard mount for the M-13 launcher, and chose the Studebaker US6 6x6 due to its robust construction and excellent cross-country capability. The weapon system was then standardised in 1943 as the BM-13N (“N” meaning “normalizovanniy” - ‘normalised’). 1,800 of this version were built. By the end of the war, total Katyusha production had reached about 10,000.\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003eThe Katyusha was greatly feared by German infantry. A battery of four BM-13 launchers could fire a salvo in 7–10 seconds that delivered 4.35 tons of high explosives over a 400,000-square-metre (4,300,000-sq-ft) impact zone, an effect roughly equivalent to that of 72 conventional guns. Katyusha batteries were often massed in very large numbers, with devastating effect. The distinctive howl of the rockets added to the psychological impact of the weapon. The Germans nicknamed the Katyusha “Stalinorgel” (“Stalin’s organ”), because of the launcher’s supposed resemblance to a church organ.\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003eThis highly detailed plastic kit depicts a BM-13N Katyusha, comprising a Studebaker US6 6x6 truck with a rotating and elevating rocket launcher.\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003eProduct Hightlights:\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e- Single piece truck cabin\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e- Rotating \u0026amp; elevating rocket launcher\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e- Truck can be assembled without the launcher\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e- Driver figure included\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003eProduct Code: 280036\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Vollkorn, serif; font-size: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003eNumber of Parts: 49 pieces \/ 3 sprues\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Rubicon Models","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39297132298301,"sku":"280036","price":23.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0276\/1424\/9021\/products\/280036-1.jpg?v=1724786441"},{"product_id":"sdkfz-250-1-neu-aka-250n-halftrack-plastic-model-1-56-rubicon-models-280038","title":"SdKfz 250\/1 Neu (aka 250N) Halftrack Plastic Model 1:56 Rubicon Models 280038","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Vollkorn, serif; font-size: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003eThe SdKfz 250 was a light armoured halftrack, very similar in appearance to the larger Hanomag-designed SdKfz 251, and built by DEMAG, for use by Germany in World War II. Most variants were open-topped and had a single access door in the rear. The SdKfz 250 was adopted in 1939 to supplement the standard halftrack. Production delays meant that the first 250 did not appear until mid-1941.\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003eThe vehicle was used in a wide variety of roles throughout WW2. The basic troop carrier version was used as an armoured personnel carrier for reconnaissance units, carrying scout sections. This basic variant usually mounted one or two MG34 machine guns. Later variants carried 20 mm, 37 mm, and even 75 mm guns to support the more lightly armed versions.\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003eThe initial design (Alte, the “old version”) had an armoured body made of multi-faceted plates, which gave good protection against small arms fire, but made this design both expensive to manufacture and quite cramped. Production of this early version stopped in October 1943 with some 4,200 built, and a second version (Neu, or “new version”), greatly simplified to speed up manufacture, and began replacing it. In both variants, the armour was useful only for stopping small-arms fire and small artillery fragments. Heavy machine gun fire, anti-tank gun fire, or almost any tank gun could penetrate the SdKfz 250 at long range.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Vollkorn, serif; font-size: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Vollkorn, serif; font-size: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Vollkorn, serif; font-size: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Vollkorn, serif; font-size: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Vollkorn, serif; font-size: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003eProduct Highlights:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e- 1\/56 (28mm) scale 2-sprue plastic kit\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e- Base kit for all SdKfz 250 expansion sets\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e- Detailed chassis interior\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e- Three figures included - Driver \/ MG Gunner \/ Officer\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e- MG Gunner can be used on our SdKfz 250\/1 Alte (280032)\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003eProduct Code: 280038\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003eNumber of Parts: 69 pieces \/ 2 sprues\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Rubicon Models","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39297132331069,"sku":"280038","price":20.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0276\/1424\/9021\/products\/280038-1.jpg?v=1724797987"},{"product_id":"sdkfz-250-251-expansion-set-spzb-41-at-rifle-kit-1-56-rubicon-models-280045","title":"SdKfz 250\/251 Expansion Set- sPzB 41 AT Rifle Kit 1:56 Rubicon Models 280045","description":"\u003cp style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 15px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Vollkorn, serif; font-size: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003eThe SdKfz 250\/11 Alte was designed to be a tank hunter, equipped with the tapered-bore recoilless 2.8cm (1.1in) sPzB 41, with 168 rounds in store on the vehicle, and a MG34 or MG42, generally issued to platoon leaders. The gun carriage was also carried, so that the gun could be dismounted and used separately. By the time the Neu version was introduced, the sPzB 41 rifle was retired because the Germans had ran out of tungsten for the armour-piercing shells.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 15px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Vollkorn, serif; font-size: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003eThe sPzB 41 also found its way to some SdKfz 251\/7 Pionierpanzerwagen, mostly on Ausf C variants. The SdKfz 251\/7 is an engineer assault vehicle fitted with bridge ramps, special fitting on the upper hull, and additional radio equipment.\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003eStandalone sPzB 41 Weapon Team included!\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003eEXPANSION KIT ONLY\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003eRequires one of the following Base kits:\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e280032 SdKfz 250\/1 Alte → SdKfz 250\/11 Alte\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e280031 SdKfz 251\/1 Ausf C → SdKfz 251\/7 Ausf C\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e280018 SdKfz 251\/1 Ausf D → SdKfz 251\/7 Ausf D\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003eProduct Highlights:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e- Single 1\/56 (28mm) scale plastic sprue\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e- Add-on product for our SdKfz 250 \u0026amp; SdKfz 251 base kits\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e- Enough parts to build TWO vehicles: one 250 variant and one 251 variant\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e- Highly detailed interior\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e- Standalone sPzB 41 weapon team included\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003eProduct Code: 280045\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003eNumber of Parts: 51 pieces \/ 1 sprue + 2 figure sprues\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rubicon Models","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39297132363837,"sku":"280045","price":10.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0276\/1424\/9021\/products\/280045-1.jpg?v=1724798001"},{"product_id":"german-motorcycle-r75-with-sidecar-dak-model-kit-1-56-rubicon-models-280052","title":"German Motorcycle R75 with Sidecar (DAK) Model Kit 1:56 Rubicon Models 280052","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn the 1930s, BMW were producing a number of popular and highly effective motorcycles. In 1938 development of the R75 started in response to a request from the German Army. Preproduction models of the R75 were powered by a 750cc side valve engine, which was based on the R71 engine. However it was quickly found necessary to design an all-new OHV 750cc engine for the R75 unit. This OHV engine later proved to be the basis for subsequent post-war twin BMW engines like the R51\/3, R67 and R68.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Vollkorn, serif; font-size: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003eThe third side-car wheel was driven with an axle connected to the rear wheel of the motorcycle. These were fitted with a locking differential and selectable road and off-road gear ratios through which all four and reverse gears worked. This made the R75 highly maneuverable and capable of negotiating most surfaces. A few other motorcycle manufactures, like FN and Norton, provided an optional drive to sidecars.\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Vollkorn, serif; font-size: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Vollkorn, serif; font-size: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003eThe BMW R75 and its rival the Zündapp KS750 were both widely used by the Wehrmacht in Russia and North Africa, though after a period of evaluation it became clear that the Zündapp was the superior machine. In August 1942, Zündapp and BMW, on the urging of the Army, agreed upon standardization of parts for both machines, with a view of eventually creating a Zündapp-BMW hybrid (designated the BW43), in which a BMW 286\/1 side-car would be grafted onto a Zündapp KS750 motorcycle. They also agreed that the manufacture of the R75 would cease once production reached 20,200 units, and after that point BMW and Zündapp would only produce the Zündapp-BMW machine, manufacturing 20,000 each year. Only 16,510 were produce before the war ended.\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Vollkorn, serif; font-size: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Vollkorn, serif; font-size: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003eSince the target of 20,200 BMW R75’s was not reached, it remained in production until the Eisenach factory was so badly damaged by Allied bombing that production ceased in 1944. A further 98 units were assembled by the Soviets in 1946 as reparations.\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Vollkorn, serif; font-size: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Vollkorn, serif; font-size: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003eProduct Highlights:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Vollkorn, serif; font-size: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003e- Single 1\/56 (28mm) scale plastic sprue\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Vollkorn, serif; font-size: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003e- Choice of leather or metal stowage case\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Vollkorn, serif; font-size: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003e- Choice of MG34 or MG42 machine gun\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Vollkorn, serif; font-size: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003e- Three DAK figures included\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Vollkorn, serif; font-size: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Vollkorn, serif; font-size: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Vollkorn, serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003eProduct Code: 280052\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Vollkorn, serif; font-size: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003eNumber of Parts: 49 pieces \/ 1 sprue + 2 figure sprues","brand":"Rubicon Models","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39297132396605,"sku":"280052","price":15.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0276\/1424\/9021\/products\/280052-1.jpg?v=1724791108"},{"product_id":"m4a2-sherman-sherman-iii-model-kit-1-56-rubicon-models-280055","title":"M4A2 Sherman \/ Sherman III Model Kit 1:56 Rubicon Models 280055","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe M4A2 Sherman used a welded hull nearly identical to the M4, but with a pair of vented armoured grates on the rear hull deck. The M4A2 tanks used the GM6046 twin diesel. This version was produced with all the improvements the other M4 variants got, like the large hatch hull. The M4A2 would see very limited combat in US hands, most being the British, with some 75 tanks going to the Russians and USMC. This was the preferred version for Soviet Lend-Lease deliveries, since the USSR was using all diesel tanks. It was produced in six factories with 10,968 of all turret types produced from April 42 to July 45.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Vollkorn, serif; font-size: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003eThe Marines operated a lot of small hatch and a fairly large number of large hatch M4A2 tanks, until the supply of 75mm armed versions dried up in late 1944. 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background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003eThe Panther tank was a compromise of various requirements.  While having essentially the same engine as the Tiger I tank, it had better frontal armor (including the benefit of a sloped armor, increasing effective armor depth), better gun penetration, was lighter and thus faster, and could traverse rough terrain better than the Tigers.  The tradeoff was weaker side armor.  The Panther proved to be deadly in open country and long range engagements, but vulnerable in close-quarters combat.  Over 6,000 Panther tanks were produced between January 1943 and April 1945.\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Vollkorn, serif; font-size: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003e \u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Vollkorn, serif; font-size: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003eThis model kit depicts two early versions of the Panther tank.  About 3,000 were produced between January 1943 and June 1944.  With this kit, you can assemble the Panther to become either an Ausf D or Ausf A variant with 2 copula choices, and with or without side armour.\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box; 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Although spin stabilized, the rockets were not as accurate as conventional artillery and reloading was time consuming due to the rocket’s weight.  Rockets were ripple-fired in large numbers where feasible to quickly saturate a target.  The Wurfrahmen 40 was successful in service as a support weapon for the mobile Panzer formations, particularly in urban areas.\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Vollkorn, serif; font-size: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003e \u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Vollkorn, serif; font-size: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003eThis highly detail plastic kit depicts a SdKfz 251 Ausf D with a Wurfrahmen 40 multiple rocket launcher.  The Wurfrahmen 40 frame is \u003cem style=\"box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Vollkorn, serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003edetachable\u003c\/em\u003e enabling you to revert the vehicle into a standard SdKfz 251\/1D personnel carrier.\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Vollkorn, serif; font-size: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003e \u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Vollkorn, serif; font-size: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003eProduct Code: \u003cstrong style=\"box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Vollkorn, serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003e280020\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Vollkorn, serif; font-size: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003eNumber of Parts: \u003cstrong style=\"box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Vollkorn, serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003e70 pieces \/ 3 sprues\u003c\/strong\u003e","brand":"Rubicon Models","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39297132757053,"sku":"280020","price":23.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0276\/1424\/9021\/products\/280020-1.jpg?v=1724798025"},{"product_id":"sdkfz-250-3-251-3-expansion-set-only-plastic-model-1-56-rubicon-models-280039","title":"SdKfz 250\/3 \u0026 251\/3 Expansion Set only Plastic Model 1:56 Rubicon Models 280039","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe SdKfz 250\/3 and SdKfz 251\/3 (based on the SdKfz 250\/1 and SdKfz 251\/1 respectively) was a communication variant, fitted with extra radio equipment and antennae for command use. Among these vehicles, Rommel’s famous command vehicle “Greif” was abundantly seen on German newsreels. The Eastern Front was their main battleground until 1944. The large Rahmen (bedframe) antennae made them easy targets to spot and most were later replaced with Stern antenna (light aerials).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Vollkorn, serif; font-size: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Vollkorn, serif; font-size: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Vollkorn, serif; font-size: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Vollkorn, serif; font-size: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Vollkorn, serif; 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Soviet firing tests against a captured Tiger in April 1943 showed that the T-34’s 76 mm gun could not penetrate the front of the Tiger I at all, and the side only at very close range. An existing Soviet 85 mm antiaircraft gun, the 52-K, was found to be very effective against the frontal armour of the Tiger I, and so a derivative of the 52-K was developed for tanks.\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Vollkorn, serif; font-size: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Vollkorn, serif; font-size: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003eIn 1943, T-34 production had reached an average of 1,300 per month; this was the equivalent of three full-strength Panzer divisions.  By the end of 1945, over 57,300 T-34s had been built: 34,780 T-34 tanks in multiple variants with 76.2 mm guns in 1940–44, and another 22,609 of the revised T-34\/85 model in 1944–45.\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Vollkorn, serif; font-size: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Vollkorn, serif; font-size: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003eThe improved T-34-85 became the standard Soviet medium tank, with an uninterrupted production run until the end of the war.\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Vollkorn, serif; font-size: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Vollkorn, serif; font-size: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003eWith this model kit, you can assemble the T-34\/85 into either a Model 1943 or 1944 version of the tank.  It comes with 2 turret top and 2 mantlet choices with oil drums \u0026amp; accessories options; and can be built as an OT-34\/85 flamethrower tank as an option.\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Vollkorn, serif; font-size: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Vollkorn, serif; font-size: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003eProduct Code: \u003cstrong style=\"box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Vollkorn, serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003e280021\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Vollkorn, serif; font-size: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003eNumber of Parts: \u003cstrong style=\"box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Vollkorn, serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003e50 pieces \/ 3 sprues\u003c\/strong\u003e","brand":"Rubicon Models","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39297134166077,"sku":"280021","price":20.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0276\/1424\/9021\/products\/280021-1.jpg?v=1724798829"},{"product_id":"sdkfz-305-3ton-4x2-cargo-truck-wwii-plastic-model-kit-1-56-rubicon-models-280026","title":"SdKfz 305 3ton 4x2 Cargo Truck WWII Plastic Model Kit 1:56 Rubicon Models 280026","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cstrong style=\"box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Vollkorn, serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003eOpel Blitz \u003c\/strong\u003eseries of 3-ton trucks (designated as \u003cstrong style=\"box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Vollkorn, serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003eSdKfz 305\u003c\/strong\u003e) proved the true backbone of German military strength in World War 2. Production began in Apr 1937 and proceeded into Jul 1944 to which some 70,000 4x2 Opel Blitz trucks were delivered out of German factories.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Vollkorn, serif; font-size: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003eSeven main variants which include heavy ambulance, radio or telephone communication van, standard truck, fire truck, emergency vehicle, and fuel tanker. Some were converted to mount AA guns to guard against low-flying aircraft.\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Vollkorn, serif; font-size: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Vollkorn, serif; font-size: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003eThis is a 2-sprue base kit for the 3-tonner. It includes a single piece engine \u0026amp; driver cab for ease of assembly and model integrity without scarifying details. It also comes with a detachable canvas top with an open or close rear tarpaulin. Other features include optional benches, searchlights, spare tire, under-carriage storage boxes and fuel cans. Driver and passenger included!\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Vollkorn, serif; font-size: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Vollkorn, serif; font-size: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Vollkorn, serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003eProduct Hightlights:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Vollkorn, serif; font-size: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Vollkorn, serif; font-size: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003e- One piece engine \u0026amp; truck cab for ease-of-assembly\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Vollkorn, serif; font-size: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003e- Detachable canvas top with rear open or close tarpaulin\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Vollkorn, serif; font-size: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003e- 2 headlights options - standard or small blackout lights\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Vollkorn, serif; font-size: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003e- Optional searchlight, spare tyre, benches \u0026amp; fuel cans\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Vollkorn, serif; font-size: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003e- Driver \u0026amp; passenger included!\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Vollkorn, serif; font-size: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Vollkorn, serif; font-size: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003eProduct Code: \u003cstrong style=\"box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Vollkorn, serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003e280026\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Vollkorn, serif; font-size: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003eNumber of Parts: \u003cstrong style=\"box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Vollkorn, serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003e49 pieces \/ 2 sprues\u003c\/strong\u003e","brand":"Rubicon Models","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39297134198845,"sku":"280026","price":18.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0276\/1424\/9021\/products\/280026-1.jpg?v=1724798031"},{"product_id":"us-cckw-353-2-ton-6x6-truck-gmc-plastic-model-kit-1-56-rubicon-models-280037","title":"US CCKW 353 2½ ton 6x6 Truck GMC Plastic Model Kit 1:56 Rubicon Models 280037","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe GMC CCKW-353 was a 2½ ton 6x6 US Army cargo truck that saw extensive service in World War II and afterwards. The original “Deuce and a Half” (a reference to its tonnage), it won fame as the backbone of the famed Red Ball Express that kept the Allied armies supplied as they pushed eastward after the Normandy invasion. The 6×6 M35 began to replace the CCKW in 1950, but it remained in active US service until the mid-1960s. It also saw service with several other nations, many of which continued to use it well into the 1990s.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Vollkorn, serif; font-size: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003e\r\n\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003eIn 1940, the US Army set a requirement for a 6×6 truck with a 12ft (3.7m) cargo area and a 2½ ton (2,268kg) off-road payload. General Motors Corporation’s design was chosen by the Army and went into production as the CCKW. “CCKW” was derived from GMC nomenclature: “C” - designed in 1941, “C” - conventional cab, “K” - all-wheel drive, and “W” - dual rear axles.\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003eThe CCKW was produced in both short (145 inch) wheelbase and long (164 inch) wheelbase versions. The short wheelbase version was intended for use as an artillery prime mover, while the long wheelbase version was for all other purposes. The standard version could carry 12 men in addition to the driver. There were also numerous specialized models, including a gasoline tanker and radio truck. Initially, the CCKW was built with an enclosed cab, but during production an open cab was introduced to save materials and shipping space. Many vehicles were fitted with a ring mount for a machine gun. A number of CCKWs were also built with a power winch.\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003eBy the time production ended in 1945, 562,750 CCKWs in all variants had been built, making it the second most numerous US vehicle after the Jeep.\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003eThis highly detailed plastic kit depicts a GMC CCKW-353 with an open cab (moulded as a single piece) and optional canvas roof. It can be assembled with or without the machine gun ring mount and winch. The kit also includes an optional canvas canopy, with a choice of an open or closed rear tarpaulin cover and tailgate.\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e- Cabin \u0026amp; canvas canopy are moulded as single pieces\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e- Optional canvas canopy, MG gun ring mount \u0026amp; winch\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e- Choice of rear tarpaulin and tailgate in open or closed position\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e- Driver \u0026amp; gunner figures included\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003eProduct Code: 280037\u003c\/strong\u003e\r\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Vollkorn, serif; font-size: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003eNumber of Parts: 59 pieces \/ 2 sprues\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Rubicon Models","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39297134329917,"sku":"280037","price":20.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0276\/1424\/9021\/products\/280037-1.jpg?v=1724786447"},{"product_id":"sdkfz-251-16-ausf-c-d-expansion-set-only-plastic-model-1-56-rubicon-models280040","title":"SdKfz 251\/16 Ausf C\/D Expansion Set only Plastic Model 1:56 Rubicon Models280040","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe SdKfz 251\/16 (based on the SdKfz 251\/1) was fitted with two flame projectors and initially a rear mounted flamethrower (Ausf C only), detachable but still connected to the vehicle, to be operated by dismounted infantry. This was in addition to the standard forward machine gun mount.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Vollkorn, serif; font-size: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003e\n\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003eSix SdKfz 251\/16 Flammpanzerwagens were authorised for issue to each Panzergrenadier regiment or in the Pioneer battalion. Though vulnerable, they were used very successfully at night to quickly attack enemy infantry who had just captured German trenches, hitting the enemy before they could consolidate and bring up the heavy weapons that would make them much costlier to defeat later.\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003eEXPANSION KIT ONLY\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Vollkorn, serif; font-size: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003eRequires one of the following Base kits:\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003eP\/N 280031 SdKfz 251\/1 Ausf C\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003eP\/N 280018 SdKfz 251\/1 Ausf D\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003eProduct Highlight:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e- Add-on product for our SdKfz 251 base kits\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e- Two build options as an SdKfz 251\/16 Ausf C or D\u003cstrong style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e- Fullly detailed interior\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e- Include four figures - two with heat resistant face mask and two without\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e- The two figures without face mask can be used as normal panzer crew for other vehicles\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003eBuild Choices: One of the following:\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e- SdKfz 251\/16 Ausf C\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e- SdKfz 251\/16 Ausf D\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003eProduct Code: 280040\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003eNumber of Parts: 25 pieces \/ single sprue\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Rubicon Models","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39297134362685,"sku":"280040","price":8.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0276\/1424\/9021\/products\/280040-1.jpg?v=1724798017"},{"product_id":"m4a3-m4a3e8-sherman-tank-plastic-model-kit-1-56-rubicon-models-280042","title":"M4A3 \/ M4A3E8 Sherman Tank Plastic Model Kit 1:56 Rubicon Models 280042","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe M4A3, powered by the excellent Ford GAA V8 engine, was the US Army’s preferred Sherman variant. It began to replace other Sherman types in US Army service in 1944.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"product-single__description rte\" itemprop=\"description\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 30px 0px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Vollkorn, serif; font-size: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 15px;\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003eIn late 1943, the M4A3 underwent a major overhaul as part of a program to improve the Sherman design and rationalise production. The main improvements were a revised hull with larger hatches, redesigned ammunition stowage to reduce the likelihood of the tank burning when penetrated, and a simplified glacis angled at 47 degrees. In addition to the standard 75mm gun-armed version, a version armed with a 76mm gun was also built. Designated M4A3(76mm)W (“W” = wet stowage), this utilised a larger turret originally intended for the aborted T23 medium tank. The M1A1 76mm gun was rushed into service in July 1944 because the 75mm gun was found to be inadequate against the latest German tanks, but its anti-tank performance proved to be mediocre (at least until an HVAP projectile became available in 1945).\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003eThe M4A3(76mm)W began to enter service in September 1944. 1,400 were built. Early production vehicles had a round loader’s hatch and (due to production delays) lacked a muzzle brake. Later vehicles had an oval loader’s hatch and a muzzle brake. The harsh weather conditions in late 1944 revealed the shortcomings of the Sherman’s narrow (16.5 inch) tracks, and as a stop-gap solution extended end-connectors (known as “duckbills”) were fitted to improve flotation in muddy terrain. In the meantime, a horizontal volute suspension system (HVSS) with wider (23 inch) tracks had been developed, with greatly enhanced cross-country performance. Usually known as the M4A3E8 (although this was not its official designation), 3,142 of this final version of the Sherman were built. It first entered service during the Ardennes Offensive in December 1944.\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003eWhile rugged and dependable, the M4A3E8 was too thinly armoured, and many crews attempted to improve its survivability by adding sandbags or scavenged armour plate. Despite its shortcomings, the M4A3E8 remained in US Army service through the Korean War, where it faced the Soviet-built T-34\/85. Many soldiered on with other armies (notably Israel’s) until the 1960s.\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003eThis kit contains the parts to build either an early or late version of the M4A3(76mm)W, or an M4A3E8 with HVSS suspension. It also includes an optional set of tracks fitted with extended end connectors. The hull and cupola hatches are separate, and a commander figure and stowage items are included.\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003eProduct Highlights:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e- Choice to build either a M4A3 or M4A3E8\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e- Includes both early \u0026amp; late production T23 turret\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e- Includes both VVSS \u0026amp; HVSS suspension\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e- Includes “duckbills” extended end-connectors\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e- Open hatches, extra tracks and stowage\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e- US tank crew figures included\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003eProduct Code: 280042\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003eNumber of Parts: 115 pieces \/ 4 sprues\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003csection class=\"related-products\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; 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background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Vollkorn, serif; font-size: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003eOfficially they were designated the 8.8cm FlaK 18, the improved 8.8cm FlaK 36, and later the 8.8cm FlaK 37.  FlaK is a contraction of German Flugzeugabwehrkanone meaning “aircraft-defence cannon”, the original purpose of the weapon.  In English, “flak“ became a generic term for ground anti-aircraft fire.  In informal use, the guns were universally known as the Acht-acht (“eight-eight”) by Germans and the “eighty-eight” by the Allies.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Vollkorn, serif; font-size: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Vollkorn, serif; font-size: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003eThe versatile \u003cstrong style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003eSdAh 202\u003c\/strong\u003e carriage allowed the 8.8cm FlaK to be fired in a limited anti-tank mode when still on its wheels.  For normal emplacement, one single-axle bogie was detached from the front outrigger and one from the rear, side outriggers were then hinged from the vertical position to the ground; the total time to set up was estimated at two and a half minutes.  Both modes of operation made the gun much more suitable for fast-moving operations, the basic concept of the blitzkrieg.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Vollkorn, serif; font-size: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Vollkorn, serif; font-size: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003eFlaK 36\u003c\/strong\u003es were often fitted with an armoured shield that provided limited protection for the gunners.  These shields could be retrofitted on older Flak 18s as well.  The weight of the gun meant that only large vehicles could move it, the \u003cstrong style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003eSdKfz 7\u003c\/strong\u003e half-track became a common prime mover.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Vollkorn, serif; font-size: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Vollkorn, serif; font-size: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003eTargeting indicators were attached from the central controller to each of the four guns of a battery, allowing for coordinated fire.  With the automatic loading system, the gun layers’ job was to keep the gun barrel trained on the target area based on the signals from the controller.  The loaders would keep the weapon fed with live ammunition which would fire immediately upon insertion — all while the gun layer aimed the weapon according to the data.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Vollkorn, serif; font-size: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Vollkorn, serif; font-size: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003eThe later model was the \u003cstrong style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003eFlaK 37\u003c\/strong\u003e which included updated instrumentation to allow the gun layers to follow directions from the single director more easily.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Vollkorn, serif; font-size: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Vollkorn, serif; font-size: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003eThe parts of the various versions of the guns were interchangeable, and it was not uncommon for various parts to be “mixed and matched” on a particular example.  A total of \u003cstrong style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e20,754\u003c\/strong\u003e were produced.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Vollkorn, serif; font-size: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Vollkorn, serif; font-size: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Vollkorn, serif; font-size: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Vollkorn, serif; font-size: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003eProduct Highlights:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Vollkorn, serif; font-size: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003e- Options to build either a FlaK 36 or FlaK 37\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"box-sizing: border-box; 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The Tiger I gave the Wehrmacht its first tank mounting the 88mm gun in its first armoured fighting vehicle-dedicated version: the KwK 36.  During the course of the war, the Tiger I saw combat on all German battlefronts.  It was usually deployed in independent tank battalions, which proved to be quite formidable.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"product-single__description rte\" itemprop=\"description\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 30px 0px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Vollkorn, serif; font-size: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 15px;\"\u003eWhile the Tiger I was feared by many of its opponents, it was over-engineered, using expensive materials and labour intensive production methods.  Only 1,347 were built between August 1942 and August 1944. The Tiger was prone to certain types of track failures and immobilizations, and limited in range by its high fuel consumption. It was expensive to maintain, but generally mechanically reliable. It was also difficult to transport, and vulnerable to immobilization when mud, ice and snow froze between its overlapping and interleaved road wheels in winter weather conditions, often jamming them solid.  In 1944, production was phased out in favour of the Tiger II.\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e \u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003eWith this model kit, you can build all three (early, mid, and late war) versions of the Tiger I tank.  It comes with three turret tops, optional Feifel air cleaners, and two different sets of road wheels.\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003eProduct Code: \u003cstrong style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e280016\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003eNumber of Parts: \u003cstrong style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e68 pieces \/ 4 sprues\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003csection class=\"related-products\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; 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color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Vollkorn, serif; font-size: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Vollkorn, serif; font-size: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003eThe vehicle was used in a wide variety of roles throughout World War II.  The basic troop carrier version was used as an armoured personnel carrier for reconnaissance units, carrying scout sections.  This basic variant usually mounted one or two MG34 machine guns.  Later variants carried 20 mm, 37 mm, and even 75 mm guns to support the more lightly armed versions.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Vollkorn, serif; font-size: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Vollkorn, serif; font-size: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003eThe initial design (\u003cstrong style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003eAlte\u003c\/strong\u003e, the “old version”) had an armoured body made of multi-faceted plates, which gave good protection against small arms fire, but made this design both expensive to manufacture and quite cramped.  Production of this early version stopped in October 1943 with some 4,200 built, and a second version (\u003cstrong style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003eNeu\u003c\/strong\u003e, or “new version”), greatly simplified to speed up manufacture, began replacing it.  In both variants, the armour was useful only for stopping small-arms fire and small artillery fragments.  Heavy machine gun fire, anti-tank gun fire, or almost any tank gun could penetrate the SdKfz 250 at long range.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"box-sizing: border-box; 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font-family: Vollkorn, serif; font-size: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Vollkorn, serif; font-size: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003e- Base kit for all SdKfz 250 expansion sets\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Vollkorn, serif; font-size: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003e- Two headlight options\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Vollkorn, serif; font-size: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003e- Various SdKfz 253 hatch options\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Vollkorn, serif; font-size: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003e- Simplified yet highly detailed chassis interior\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"box-sizing: border-box; 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The SdKfz 250\/7 is usually accompanied by a Munitionsfahrzeug (ammunition transporter) which was a supply vehicle carrying 66 more rounds and two MG 34 with 2,010 rounds for close support. They were generally given to platoon commanders with additional radio equipment.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 15px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Vollkorn, serif; font-size: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003eThe SdKfz 251\/2 was the standard motorized mortar version, used by the infantry. It carried a GrW34 8cm (3.15in) mortar with 66 rounds. 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