Name: Munitionskraftwagen Sd.Kfz.4/1 Lastkraftwagen WWII 1/72 Roden 722
Brand: Roden
SKU: RN722
Price: 11.99 USD
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Munitionskraftwagen Sd.Kfz.4/1 Lastkraftwagen WWII 1/72 Roden 722

Munitionskraftwagen Sd.Kfz.4/1 Lastkraftwagen

1/72 WWII military VEHICLE scale plastic model kit
Roden 722

RELEASED AUGUST 2011

Manufacturer: Roden (Ukraine)
Scale: 1/72

Paint: Unpainted, Unassembled, Kit do not contain paints and glue.
Condition: New in Box

In early 1943 a ten-tube multiple rocket firing system, the Nebelwerfer 41, designed by Rudolf Nebel, was mounted on the chassis of the well-known Opel Blitz Maultier half-track.
The vehicle, later named the Sd.Kfz.4/1 Panzerwerfer 42, was completely covered with armor of varying thickness, and it offered its crews the potential of a responsive self-propelled artillery piece with significant advantages in case of firing, being able to quickly move away from the very visible smoke trails. The 158-mm rocket system designed by Nebel was a near-perfect development and quite different from its Soviet counterpart (the famous BM-13 Katyusha), with greater accuracy of shooting.
By 1943 the first production Panzerwerfers were sent to fighting units on the Eastern Front. Production of the self-propelled artillery was very slow, and so the use of these vehicles was quite limited.
The main drawback of the machine was the relatively small amount of ammunition available per vehicle - each Panzerwerfer 42 could transport only ten 34-kilogram rounds during combat operations in the launcher installation itself, above the armored body, and another ten within the hull. First, there was a plan to introduce the Sd.Kfz.250 half track for the transportation of additional ammunition into the organisation of combat units; however, the idea was later abandoned because of its ineffectiveness. It was decided to create an ammunition transporter on the exact same chassis and with the same design as the Panzerwerfer 42. The mobile launcher installation was removed for this purpose, and additional compartments for 10 rockets were installed inside the truck and a further container on the upper armor plate for another 10 rounds, so the transporter could carry thirty rockets.
The truck was designated the Munitionskraftwagen fÐ“Ñ˜r Nebelwerfer (Sd.Kfz.4) and was incorporated into the combat units of tracked artillery.
During 1944-45, in addition to 300 Panzerwerfer 42 rocket firing systems, they managed to build at least 287 Munitionskraftwagen ammunition transporters, which were in use until the last days of the war on both the Eastern and Western Fronts.

Gleissketten-Lastkraftwagen 3t (Mun. Sd. Kfz. 4/1), unknown unit, Eastern Pomerania, Winter 1944-1945.
Gleissketten-Lastkraftwagen 3t (Mun. Sd. Kfz. 4/1), unknown unit, Western Front, Autumn 1944.
Gleissketten-Lastkraftwagen 3t (Mun. Sd. Kfz. 4/1), unknown unit, Ð“â€¦astern Front, late 1944.

Technical Specifications
Overall length	6145mm
Overall width	2240mm
Overall height	2500mm
Maximum speed	40km/h
Armor	8-10mm
Range	130km
Crew	2 men
Armament	20 PC 158mm, MG34 or MG32 machine gun

General Product Info
Material	NOT SET
Scale	1/72
Type	NOT SET

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