The first units equipped with the SdKfz 2 were not paratroopers but regular Wehrmacht infantry units, often scout detachments by the beginning of 1941...
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The SdKfz 7 first appeared in 1938 and was intended to be used mainly as the tractor for the 8.8cm FlaK gun and the 15cm sFH18 150mm howitzer ...
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The SdKfz 173 Jagdpanther “hunting panther” was a tank destroyer built by the German army during World War II based on the chassis of the Panther tank...
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Contains 1 German radio operator pewter figure with parts to convert a Kübelwagen Type 82 (280072) plastic kit into a Kübelwagen Radio Car...
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The T-26 and BT were the main tanks of the Red Army’s armoured forces during the interwar period. The T-26 was the most important tank of the Spanish Civil War and played a significant role during the Battle of Lake Khasan in 1938, as well as in the Winter War in 1939–40...
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The 8.8cm FlaK 36/37 is a German 88mm anti-aircraft and anti-tank artillery gun from WW2 and was widely used by Germany throughout the war...
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Based on the LVT-2, the LVT-4 Water Buffalo (Buffalo IV) was introduced by moving the engine forward and adding a large ramp door in the rear, allowing troops to exit from the rear of the vehicle. Capacity went from 17 troops in the LVT-2 to 30, making earlier LVTs largely obsolete...
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The LVT-2 Water Buffalo was an improved LVT-1 featuring a new powertrain and a rubber “torsilastic” suspension. The aluminium track grousers were bolted on, making changes much easier since they wore out quickly on land and even more so on coral...
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The “Landing Vehicle Tracked” or LVT has its origins in a civilian rescue vehicle called the Alligator. During WW2, armoured versions were introduced as well as fire support versions, dubbed AmTanks, which were fitted with turrets from Stuart series light tanks (LVT(A)-1) and Howitzer Motor Carriage M8s (LVT(A)-4)...
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