Tamiya 35259 - 1/35 Krupp Protze 1t Kfz.69 w/3.7cm Pak 田宮軍事模型軍事製品 雙星孖星  [35259]

Krupp Protze

As Germany mobilized its armed forces after Hitler&39;s seizure of power in 1934, the Wehrmacht&39;s Weapons Department started changing civilian vehicles into military automobiles. One light (1.5t and under max. load) truck which was chosen had been the Krupp Company&39;s L2H43. Popularly known as the "Boxer" due to its air-cooled flat-four square 4-cylinder motor, the L2H43 had been massed-produced from 1933. This vehicle had been with the capacity of increases to 70km/h. In 1936, this truck had its horsepower improved from 55hp to 60hp using the development of the L2H143 variation. This later on version underwent different improvements, and various versions such as the workers transport Kfz.70 had been seen. Kfz. figures were accustomed designate military transportation vehicles (Kfz. 1-30 refer to passenger automobiles, while Kfz. 31-100 designate vehicles). The type refereed to due to the fact Krupp Protze Kfz.69 had been designed to tow a 3.7cm PAK 35/36 anti-tank gun and could be fitted with ammunition cases. "Protze" had been the German military term accustomed explain the front-towed carriage ended up being used to carry ammo and gunner, and would have a cannon hitched to its backside. From the start of WWII, the Krupp Protze Kfz. 69 ended up being used as standard gear in anti-tank artillery divisions and had been actively implemented to battlefronts in France, Poland, the Balkans, and Russia.