Model

The initial version had a 76.2 mm gun, and is often called the T-34/76 (originally a World War II German designation). In 1944 a second major version began production, the T-34-85 (or T-34/85), with a larger turret mounting a larger 85 mm gun.

The T-34/85 Model 1944 was the latest and most advanced modification of the T-34 series of medium tanks developed by the Soviet Union in World War Two. The vehicle was the best in its class and was widely used in the liberation of Eastern Europe and assault on Berlin in 1945.After the war, T-34/85s underwent some minor enchancements and were used in the Middle east, Vietnam, and the territory of the former Republic of Yugoslavia

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Fighting with mine barriers became one of the major problems of the Red Army attacks during WWII. The supreme command ordered urgently the development of a mine clearing device. At that time the T-34 and its variants were the most widely used tanks in the Soviet Army. So it was logical to adapt the T-34 as carrier. This combination was then successfully in service through the whole WWII.

King Tiger was the most difficult serial tank of the Second World War. Its powerful 88-millimeter long weapon was able to destroy Sherman tanks from a distance of 3500 meters. At the front of the royal tigers began to arrive in February 1944, and in May of that year they were first used in battle near Minsk. Two companies armed these formidable machines involved in the defense of Normandy during the landing of Allied troops.

"GAZ-AA" Soviet Light Truck WWII On 29th January 1932 the first GAZ-AA truck was manufactured. This truck would finish the war as the most mass produced in the world. This 1.5 ton capacity truck was affectionately nick named “Polutorka” (“Poltora” meaning one and a half in Russian). This truck became a legend together with the T34 and Katyusha rocket launcher. It was incredibly durable running on low octane fuel easily maintained in the field with excellent allterrain capabilities. The “Polutorka” truly earned its status as one of the great victory symbols of the Great Patriotic war

At the time of beginning of Barbarossa operation the most part of Wehrmacht’s transport vehicles was from lorry had been produced as per “Program of expedited production of lorries” (Schnell Programm). They had sufficient passability for seat of war in the Western Europe with its extensive motor roads network. But in the inclement climate of Russia and absence of roads with hard surface thousands vehicles stuck in mud and snow and were abandoned during the first war winter. Even all-wheel drive Mercedes-Benz L4500A was not able to carry loads at the Russian lack of good roads. That is why in 1943 half-track off-road vehicle Mercedes-Benz L4500R “Maultier” was created on the base of L4500A. During that caterpillar mover from the light tank Pz.Kpfw. II was mounted instead of rear axle. Dead weight of vehicle was increased, load carrying capacity was decreased up to 4.5 tones, maximal speed was reduced up to 36 km/h, and fuel consumption was up to 200 litres per 100 km. But now “Maultier” was able to drive on any mud. L4500R was producing till 1948 and 1486 such vehicles had been manufactured.

The Wehrmacht gave special attention to the units' management and their cooperation.  For the different levels of army corp, special communications vehicles were produced based on halftrack Armored Personnel Carrier Sd.Kfz.251 that had good cross-country ability, anti-bullet armor, and one or two machine guns for self-defense.

The German motorcycle of BMW concern, R12, had been produced from 1935 to 1942.  During that period more than 36,000 had been manufactured in both military & civilian variants. The sports variant reached a record speed of 279.5 km per hour which held for 14 years!  Because of high relieability and significantly lower cost in comparison with other military motorcycles, BMW R-12 became the most popular in the German army.  It was used for delivery of ammunition & hot food, evacuation of wounded men in the rear, delivery of messages, going for reconnaissance, etc.  It was also used as a combat vehicle in a special motorcycle troops division.  In such cases, the buddy seat was equipped with a machine gun.

At the beginning of the WWII on 01 September 1939 the Wehrmacht was equipped with 11.200 anti tank guns 3,7 cm Pak 35/36  that could effectively fight Polish and Soviet light tanks of the early period with their light anti bullet armor, however it couldn’t penetrate medium tanks such as British Matilda and Russian T-34 and KVs which resulted in the nickname “Door Knocker” by the Germans.  The  Pak 35/36 was used on all fronts during WWII , proven by the fact that in  March 1945 the Wehrmacht had still 216 units of this gun in combat service with other 670 guns stored in arsenals.

Since the middle of WWII Germany had a shortage of metal, therefore a series of simplifications were introduced in 1943 in the manufacturing of vehicles.  These resulted in a design change of the 4.5t heavy truck: front fenders made from simple metal sheets, cabin was made from plywood on a wooden frame; front bumper & rear fenders were deleted.  This simple variant (called Einheitskabine) was manufactured until the end of the war.  These trucks were in service even several years after the war for many civilian purposes.

Kit is single motorcycle version of the famous R-12 and includes 2 new figures.  Consists of 134 parts and decals for 3 Wehrmacht units.

The production of the BA-10 armored car started in 1938. The BA-10 was manufactured on the basis of GAZ-AAA three-axle truck. The body consisted of rolled armor plates. The rear hull was equipped with a turret with 45-mm gun paired with 7.62-mm machinegun. 7.62-mm DT machinegun was mounted next to the driver. The crew consisted of 4 men. BA-10s were widely used by the Soviet Army during the War with Finland in 1940 and on the Eastern Front in the beginning of World War II. The German Army captured a great number of BA-10 and used them as command and scouting vehicles.

The Kliment Voroshilov (KV) tanks were a series of Soviet heavy tanks, named after the Soviet defense commissar and politician Kliment Voroshilov. The KV series were known for their extremely heavy armor protection, which was capable of resisting all German anti-tank weapons up to 75 mm and 88 mm caliber, both of which were comparatively rare at the time of the initial German invasion of the Soviet Union in World War II. Prior to the invasion, about 500 of the over 22,000 tanks in Soviet service at the time were of the KV-1 type.