During WWII, Germany used their 6-wheel trucks for a wide range of duties and one of them is the Kfz.69, which saw use in transporting personnel and light artillery such as a Pak 36 anti-tank gun and could carry 6 crew. This truck was fitted with a compact air-cooled flat-4 gasoline engine and 4-wheel double wishbone suspension to provide superior performance, and had ammunition cases at the rear on both sides. It was employed as standard equipment in anti-tank artillery divisions and saw action in locations such as France, Poland, the Balkans, and Russia.
In the lead-up to WWII, Germany started to transform civilian vehicles into military ones, and one of the subjects was a light 6-wheel truck which was mass-produced starting in 1933. This 1936 evolution of the truck had a 60hp flat four square cylinder engine that mustered 55hp and provided up to 70km/h. The truck was used for transporting personnel and light artillery, and it utilized 6x4 independent suspension with rear 4-wheel drive. The first mass-produced variant was the Kfz.69, which was designed to tow a 3.7cm Pak 35/36 anti-tank gun and carried a driver and 5-artillery crew. It was employed as standard equipment in anti-tank artillery divisions and was seen in action in locations such as France, Poland, the Balkans, and Russia.
The Tamiya model faithfully captures all of the details of the full-size subject thanks to extensive research of surviving samples left over from the war.
About the Model
It is a plastic model assembly kit of the German 6 wheel truck Kfz.69.
1/48 scale, total length 182 mm at towing, 48 mm width.
A unique form such as the rear part of the body with low bonnet and ammunition storage box.
3.7cm anti-tank guns are towing in a powerful full-scale manner.The anti-tank guns can choose the posture during shooting and during transport.
The suspension arm and the spring around the rear wheel are another three-dimensional feeling as a separate part.
Set up accessories such as a board for escape from the rough road and a car jack etc.
6 dolls of a soldier in a riding position and 2 types of decals.
Glue and Paint Required to assemble!