1:35 Krupp Towing Truck with/37mm PAK

Description

As Germany mobilized its military after Hitler's seizure of power
in 1934, the Wehrmacht's Weapons Department began transforming
civilian vehicles into military vehicles. One light (1.5t and
under max. load) truck that was selected was the Krupp Companys
L2H43.

Popularly known as the "Boxer" because of its air-cooled
flat-four square 4-cylinder engine, the L2H43 was massed-produced
from 1933. This truck was capable of speeds up to 70km/h. In
1936, this truck had its horsepower improved from 55hp to 60hp
with the development of the L2H143 version. This later version
underwent various improvements, and various versions such as the
personnel transport Kfz.70 were seen. Kfz. numbers were used to
designate military transport vehicles (Kfz. 1-30 refer to
passenger cars, while Kfz. 31-100 designate trucks). The type
refereed to as the Krupp Protze Kfz.69 was designed to tow a
3.7cm PAK 35/36 anti-tank gun and could be fitted with ammunition
cases.

"Protze" was the German military term used to describe the
front-towed carriage was used to carry ammunition and gunner, and
would have a cannon hitched to its rear. From the start of WWII,
the Krupp Protze Kfz. 69 was employed as standard equipment in
anti-tank artillery divisions and was actively deployed to
battlefronts in France, Poland, the Balkans, and Russia.