This tiny half-track vehicle with platform built to accommodate the two CM. FLAK 30 antiaircraft cannon, ended up being built for the German military at the start of the 2nd World War. Its purpose was to protect tank divisions up against the danger of enemy fighter-bombers, as well as offering direct firing help the infantry. The half-track automobile offered excellent off road performance and had been very sturdy certainly, as amply demonstrated throughout the Russian Campaign carried out under very exacting conditions because of the very nearly total lack of roadways, and incredibly severe weather.