German 12.8 cm PAK 44 Waffenträger, Krupp 1 (Trumpeter)

This is the Trumpeter 05523 kit in 1/35 scale, of the ‘German 12.8 cm PAK 44 Waffenträger, Krupp 1’.

German 12.8 cm PAK 44 Waffenträger, Krupp 1

History

Towards the laset months of WWII the Ardelt/Krupp design team concepted the Einheits-Waffenträger 12,8cm IFH, which based on chassis components already used in the Hetzer and 38 D vehicle series, as only a minimum of protection was intended with the aircooled V12 Tatra Diesel engine.

Till end of the war only few prototypes were built.

Source: Trumpeter website

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