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Wehrmacht 'Protze' 6-wheeled utility truck, artillery tractor variant with 37mm AT gun. In the lead-up to WWII, Germany started to transform civilian vehicles into military ones, and one of the subjects was a light 6-wheel truck which was mass-produced starting in 1933. Truck was used for transporting personnel and light artillery, and it utilized 6x4 independent suspension with rear 4-wheel drive. Kit features detailed exterior, sloping engine hood, separate frame and suspension elements, lower engine detail, cab with interior, rear cargo section with ammunition crates and supplies, separate on-vehicle equipment and weapons, plus acetate film windshield. 3.7cm features detailed gun with breech, shield, carriage with pivoting split trails allowing display in firing and transport configuration. Includes (6) figures. Decals and painting reference for 2 vehicles: 293rd Tank Destroyer Battalion, 293rd Infantry Division, Belarus, Summer 1941 and 2nd Company, 44th Tank Destroyer battalion, 1st Mountain Division, Ukraine, June 1941.