Tamiya 35259 - 1/35 Krupp Protze 1t Kfz.69 w/3.7cm Pak  [35259]

Krupp Protze

As Germany mobilized its military after Hitler's seizure of power in 1934, the Wehrmacht's Weapons Department started changing civilian cars into army automobiles. One light (1.5t and under max. load) truck that has been selected ended up being the Krupp Business'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 effective at boosts to 70km/h. In 1936, this truck had its horsepower enhanced from 55hp to 60hp with the growth of the L2H143 variation. This later on version underwent different improvements, as well as other versions for instance the personnel transportation Kfz.70 were seen. Kfz. figures were accustomed designate army transportation automobiles (Kfz. 1-30 make reference to passenger automobiles, while Kfz. 31-100 designate trucks). The kind refereed to as the Krupp Protze Kfz.69 had been built to tow a 3.7cm PAK 35/36 anti-tank weapon and could be fitted with ammo instances. "Protze" had been the German military term always explain the front-towed carriage ended up being always carry ammunition and gunner, and would have a cannon hitched to its rear. From the start of WWII, the Krupp Protze Kfz. 69 ended up being used as standard equipment in anti-tank artillery divisions and ended up being actively deployed to battlefronts in France, Poland, the Balkans, and Russia.