Special Armour 1/72 Sd.Kfz. 11 Leichter Zugkraftwagen 3t (72002)

The Sd.Kfz. 11 was the Wehrmacht’s standard three-tonne half-track prime mover — the workhorse of the German artillery arm throughout the Second World War, towing the 10.5cm leFH 18 light field howitzer and a wide range of anti-aircraft and anti-tank guns on every front from the North African desert to the Soviet steppe. Its half-track running gear gave it the cross-country mobility that wheeled vehicles could not match in the mud and snow of the Eastern Front, while remaining practical enough for road movement in more benign conditions. Special Armour specialises in the kind of support and logistical vehicles that mainstream manufacturers rarely tackle — the Sd.Kfz. 11 is an essential element of any German artillery diorama that is often available only from short-run specialists.

The artillery half-track that kept the Wehrmacht’s guns moving — Sd.Kfz. 11 in 1/72 scale.