This is the Trumpeter 05523 kit in 1/35 scale, of the ‘German 12.8 cm PAK 44 Waffenträger, Krupp 1’.
History
Till end of the war only few prototypes were built.
Manufacturer
Where I got it
- Stoppel Hobby (July 2014)
This is the Trumpeter 05523 kit in 1/35 scale, of the ‘German 12.8 cm PAK 44 Waffenträger, Krupp 1’.
Till end of the war only few prototypes were built.
This is the Trumpeter 05573 kit in 1/35 scale, of the ‘Russian JS-4 Heavy Tank’.
Several alternative armaments were explored in paper studies, although ultimately the IS-2’s original 122mm gun was retained. An effort was also made to make use of technical data derived from study of the German wartime Panzer V Panther tank, which influenced the layout of the IS-4’s engine cooling system.
The tank was approved for mass production in 1948 but due to disappointing speed and mobility only 200 were build. Most of these were transferred to the Russian Far East in 1950 in preparation for the planned Soviet intervention in the Korean War. When this operation was aborted the tanks nevertheless remained stationed in the region until their decommissioning in the 1960s.
This is the Trumpeter 00221 kit in 1/35 scale, of the ‘German Schwere Plattformwagen Type SSMYS 80 ton’.
In the case of tanks, this got them closer to the battlefield faster than if they had been driven there under their own power. It also left the tank crews fresher for battle.
This particular SSYMS 80 ton, was used for carrying the Germany Panther and Tiger heavy tank.
This is the Trumpeter 05568 kit in 1/35 scale, of the ‘Russian SU-152, Late version’.
Later production used IS tank chassis and was re-designated as ISU-152. Because of its adopted role of as an impromptu heavy tank destroyer, capable of knocking out the heaviest German armoured vehicles — Tiger, Panther and Elefant tank destroyers—it was nicknamed Zveroboy, “beast killer”.
This is the Trumpeter 01517 kit in 1/35 scale, of the ‘German Railway Gondola’.
This is the Trumpeter 01518 kit in 1/35 scale, of the ‘German Railway Gondola – Lower sides’.
Half tracks, soft skin vehicles and light armor like the Marter III were seen on these cars. They were used throughout the span of the war. These cars were often sand bagged and used with AA units for Air cover.
This is the Trumpeter 05550 kit in 1/35 scale, of the ‘German 8.8cm PAK-43 Waffenträger’.
During the meeting on development and production on 9 January 1945, the status of the Waffenträger 8.8 cm PaK 43 was reported as: In spite of using couriers to deliver suspension parts, only 2 are expected to be completed by 31 December 1944.
All means will be used in an attempt to obtain all of the suspension parts by the end of December. If this is achieved, a further 19 should be completed by 15 January 1945.
This is the Trumpeter 01571 kit in 1/35 scale, of the ‘Russian Heavy Self propelled, SU-152 Howitzer’.
Later production used IS tank chassis and was re-designated as ISU-152. Because of its adopted role of as an impromptu heavy tank destroyer, capable of knocking out the heaviest German armoured vehicles; Tiger, Panther, and Elefant tank destroyers—it was nicknamed Zveroboy, “beast killer”.
This is the Trumpeter 00207 kit in 1/35 scale, of the ‘German 280mm, Railroad Gun, Leopold’.
By 1918 the railway gun was in use by nearly all the major combatants and among them Germany was the major country with this powerful armament. But after 1918 the Treaty commissions scrapped all the German railway artillery. After the NSDAP came to power in 1933 the German military began a major rearmament program and on the list of weapons needed were modern railway guns. Before 1933 a great deal of theoretical work had been carried out on future railway guns but it was not until 1934 that the first practical work began on two new designs. In time these were to emerge as the K5 (E) and K12 (E).
The Leopold had an unconfirmed range of 11 miles and fired a pre-engraved projectile weighing approximately 550 pounds. It is fired from a turntable affording a 360degree traverse. The gun has a 70-foot 8-inch barrel held in a sleeve-type cradle. The barrel recoil mechanism, fitted between two arms projecting downward from the cradle, consists of two hydro pneumatic cylinders and a single hydraulic buffer cylinder. A central jack helps support the tremendous weight of the gun and carriage, which amounts to around 230 tons and also serves as a central pivot for the turntable.
The German Leopold Gun was the largest weapon, which lobbed shells at American troops at “Anzio Beach”. The Leopold supported by 24 railcar wheels, was mounted on railroad tracks, which led in and out of mountain tunnels. When not firing, the gun was rolled back into the tunnels out of the sight of Allied reconnaissance. Although both guns had been extensively damaged, Allied forces were able to salvage the Leopold and after reconstruction of the railway, moved the gun to Naples for shipment to the United States. “Anzio Annie” as the gun was known to the Allied troops at Anzio, is the only German railroad gun known to have survived World War II. The Leopold is currently on display at the Aberdeen Proving Ground in Aberdeen, Maryland.
This is the Trumpeter 00312 kit in 1/35 scale, of the Russian Heavy Tank, KV-2′.
The KV-2 characteristic is its quick-fried tower shape. The quick-fried tower that equip 152 millimeters of howitzers reports the hexagon keeps the square form, resembling an enormous box.
But, it is said because of the excess, if not on the horizontal plane, dry by heat the tower connect to revolve all and very difficult. Because of such weakness, KV-2 is in actual battle, only used for proceeding to the virtuous soldier the thermodynamic power inhibit, but need not in the battlefield that hour of backstroke break war.
This is the Trumpeter 01568 kit in 1/35 scale, of the ‘Russian Heavy Tank, KV-8S, welded turret’.
This is the Trumpeter 01570 kit in 1/35 scale, of the ‘Russian Heavy Tank, KV-122’.
After testing with both 100mm and 122mm guns, the D-25T 122mm gun was selected as the main armament of the new tank, primarily because of its ready availability and the effect of its large high-explosive shell when attacking German fortifications.
The KV-122 replaced the KV-85, and began mass production as the IS-2.