Hobby Master 1/72 HG3910 German 3-ton V-2 Rocket T-stoff Tanker

Hobby Master German 3-ton V-2 Rocket T-stoff Tanker

1/72 Scale

These trucks started out as a two-wheel drive vehicle and eventually evolved into four-wheel drive. The 4X2 vehicles based on the Opel Blitz chassis were designated Type S (S- Standard). From 1937 to 1944 approximately 140,000 of these trucks were manufactured in 127 sub-variants. By simply changing the body these trucks became cargo and troops transports, fire engines, fuel tenders, ambulances and more. Towards the end of WWII steel became a scarce in Germany so the cabs were made from wood and pressed card that were called “Ersatz”

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These 3-ton trucks had 127 variants and the T-Stoff Tanker was just one. It was originally designed as an air-field fuel bowser and the German military designated them as Kfz.385. As jet engines and rockets were developed the air-field bowser was upgraded to carry the T-Stoff that was a hydrogen peroxide based solution and was part of the fuel mixture for the Me-163 and Me-262 as well as the V-2 rockets. T-Stoff was extremely corrosive and highly dangerous. The operators had to wear special rubber gloves when fuelling the aircraft and rocket. If T-Stoff came in contact with most cloth or other combustible material it would react resulting in spontaneous combustion. If it came in contact with flesh it dissolved it. One pilot was reported as being dissolved by T-Stoff flowing into the cockpit after the aircraft crashed on take-off and inverted. For the aircraft fuel it was necessary to combine T-Stoff and C-Stoff that was a methanol-hydrazine mixture. For the V-2 it was mixed with B-Stoff an alcohol based solution. Another problem was when the T-Stoff mixed with either C-Stoff or B-Stoff the mixture became highly explosive so T-Stoff tankers weren't allowed within a half kilometer of the planes or rockets when the other ingredients were being loaded. Because of bombing and air attacks from the Allies the Germans were forced to move their rocket launches to various locations. Since most of these locations were remote it required a vehicle that could go off road and these trucks could do just that.

Specifications :

Performance:

Engine : (6) cylinder, 3,626 L (221 cu in), 68 hp (51 kW)@ 2,800 rpm

Type of Fuel : gasoline

Gears : (5) forward, (1) reverse

Brakes : Hydraulic all wheels

Fuel Capacity : 82 L (21.7 US gal)

Consumption : On Road - 26 L/100 km (9.0 mpg)

Off Road - 35 L/100 km (6.7 mpg)

Speed on Road - 85 km/h (52.8 mph)

Dimensions Length : 6.10 m (20.03 ft) Width : 2.26 m (7.43 ft) Height : 2.85 m (9.35 ft)Wheel base :3.600 m (11.81 ft) Armour : 90 mm

Weight : 5800 kg (12,790 lb)

Usual Maximum Load : 4000 kg (8,818 lb)

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