Dragon (Plastics) Sd Kfz 138/1 Geschutzw Tank (6470)

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It is easy to forget that Dragon take great care to out many variants of these highly detailed model kits, each accurate to specific actions or times. This ensures excellent historical accuracy and the kits also include fine etched detailing parts, turned aluminium gun barrels and many optional parts to enhance the prototype variations.

Dragon (Plastics) Sd Kfz 138/1 Geschutzw Tank (6470)

Glue and paints are required to assemble and complete the model (not included)

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In WWII, self-propelled howitzers were widely employed to devastating effect by Germany, though early designs were merely conversions that merged howitzers with existing tank chassis. One of the more successful solutions was the Sd.Kfz.138/1 Gesch tzwagen 38 H f r s.IG. 33/1, also known as the Grille Ausf.H (Grille means cricket in German). The BMM factory in Prague was developing a mid-engine Pz.Kpfw.38(t) chassis for use as a dedicated self-propelled gun (eventually named the Grille Ausf.M), but this program met with delays. In the interim it was decided to mount the 15cm s.IG.33 gun on 90 or so existing rear-engine Panzer 38(t) chassis in order to get the weapon into service as soon as possible. The resulting Grille Ausf.H was produced from February to April 1943, and it was widely used in German panzergrenadier regiments until the end of WWII