Ardelt-Rheinmetall 8.8cm Pak 43 Waffentrager - DML 6728

A brand novelty 2012 Dragon Model The kit: Ardelt-Rheinmetall 8.8cm Pak 43 Waffentrager - DML 6728.

The Waffentr-ger ("arms carrier") was a 1942 German concept of vehicles used to transport removable turrets, guns or 105 mm field howitzers. It resulted in the creation of several prototype tank chassis carrying turrets armed with artillery pieces, which would be placed on the ground before each shot, the vehicle being used to transport other turrets, or to transport ammunition from the rear to the turrets.

The tactical need for such an arrangement being very uncertain, the idea did not exceed the realization of a few gears, of which here is the list: Heuschrecke IV B : 1942. 8 engins produits. Un canon de campagne de 10,5-cm sur châssis de Panzer IV. L’un de ces canons-automoteurs est exposé au Imperial War Museum de Londres. Heuschrecke sur châssis hybride de Panzer III/IV, avec canon de campagne de 10,5-cm : restent quelques photographies de quelques prototypes.

Source: Waffentrage on Wikipedia