Description

As Germany mobilized its military after Hitlers seizure of power in 1934, the Wehrmachts Weapons Department began transforming civilian vehicles into military vehicles. One light (1.5t and under max. load) truck that was selected was the Krupp Companys L2H43. Popularly known as the Boxer because of its air-cooled flat-four square 4-cylinder engine, the L2H43 was massed-produced from 1933. This truck was capable of speeds up to 70km/h. In 1936, this truck had its horsepower improved from 55hp to 60hp with the development of the L2H143 version. This later version underwent various improvements, and various versions such as the personnel transport Kfz.70 were seen. Kfz. numbers were used to designate military transport vehicles (Kfz. 1-30 refer to passenger cars, while Kfz. 31-100 designate trucks). The type refereed to as the Krupp Protze Kfz.69 was designed to tow a 3.7cm PAK 35/36 anti-tank gun and could be fitted with ammunition cases. Protze was the German military term used to describe the front-towed carriage was used to carry ammunition and gunner, and would have a cannon hitched to its rear. From the start of WWII, the Krupp Protze Kfz. 69 was employed as standard equipment in anti-tank artillery divisions and was actively deployed to battlefronts in France, Poland, the Balkans, and Russia.

Recommended Paints for this kit:

• X-10..- 10ml Gun Metal
• X-12..- 10ml Gold Leaf
• X-18..- 10ml Semi Gloss Black
• X-7..- 10ml Red
• XF-1..- 10ml Flat Black
• XF-10..- 10ml Flat Brown
• XF-15..- 10ml Flat Flesh
• XF-16..- 10ml Flat Aluminum
• XF-2..- 10ml Flat White
• XF-49..- 10ml Khaki
• XF-56..- 10ml Metallic Grey
• XF-60..- 10ml Dark Yellow
• XF-61..- 10ml Dark Green
• XF-63..- 10ml German Grey
• XF-64..- 10ml Red Brown
• XF-65..- 10ml Field Grey