Tamiya 35177 - 1/35 German 38CM Assault Mortar  [35177]

Towards German 38cm Assault Mortar Sturmtiger

A very rare variant regarding the much feared Tiger we hefty tank, was the "Sturmtiger" attack tool that mounted a gigantic 38cm caliber mortar in the tank chassis. Developing had been initiated in August 1943 and had been meant for uses against heavily fortified areas. Th short barreled L/5.4, type RW61 mortar was initially developed by Rheinmetall-Borsig, the German navy's land-based protection against an enemy submarine attack. To withstand the hefty recoil as high as 40 tons, the Tiger I's sturdy framework ended up being chosen. A determination had been made to only use those chassis/hulls which were delivered back through the front, to ensure brand new manufacturing of the tank would not be impacted. A fighting compartment had been formed of a boxlike superstructure that has been bolted towards the lower hull itself. Its armor dish measured 150mm dense at the front end and 80mm on sides. Later on, a steel ring counterweight had been included with the lips of the mortar barrel on some vehicles in order to make level intending easier. The mortar's huge self propelled rocket projectile ended up being 149cm very long and weighed 330kg. For loading these heavy rockets aboard, a hand cranked crane ended up being installed on right aft part of upper hull. Due to the rocket's size, space for storing had been very limited and only 14 shells might be carried. Transformation production of this Sturmtiger began in August 1944, and by the end of December a complete of 18 units had been finished and delivered to the leading to use it during the ultimate phase of conflict.

Specs & Features

• Detailed plastic parts mounted on sprues and molded in light brown and black.
• Extremely accurate fixed display model.
• One realistic team figure with practical expression.
• Detailed molded track lines.
• Realistically reproduced outside and interior.
• Ammo rack included.
• 38cm rockets as well as other weaponry included.
• Loading crane located at back of tank.
• Shovel located on side of tank.
• Waterslide decals.
• Detail by detail pictorial directions.