Dragon 6516 1/35 Germany Sd.Kfz. 251/9 Ausf.D mit 7.5cm Kanone 37 Model Kit

- Create a luxurious version of the powerful fire support model with a 7.5cm gun

[About the actual car]
- One of the half-tracks deployed and used by the German army during WWII was the Sd.Kfz.251.
- The Sd.Kfz.251 is an armored personnel carrier developed based on a 3-ton half-track. It was used to tow various types of artillery, and many derivatives were also made.
- Among them, the Sd.Kfz.251/9 is a fire support vehicle equipped with a 7.5cm KwK37 tank gun, which is also mounted on tanks.
- The body of the vehicle was the C type, and the final production type, the D type, which was produced in 1943 and featured simplified components in order to improve productivity.
- The basic type of closed-circuit vehicle was equipped with a Maybach HL-42 inline 6-cylinder engine and had a top speed of approximately 50 km/h.
- It was equipped with one 7.92mm machine gun at the front and one at the rear in the open-top troop compartment.
- They continued to fight alongside the armored divisions as soldiers' feet until the end of the war.

[About the model]
- This is a 1/35 scale plastic model assembly kit that reproduces the final production type of the armored personnel carrier, Sd.Kfz.251, Sd.Kfz.251/9.D type equipped with a 7.5cm KwK37 on a D type chassis.
- The 7.5cm gun mounted on the vehicle is the same as that used in the Sturmgeschütz III, giving it an impressive finish.
- The short-barreled main gun barrel is made of machined aluminum. The inside of the barrel is also engraved with rifling.
- The vehicle body faithfully reproduces the simplified design of the Sd.kfz251 D type vehicle exterior with a total length of approximately 17 cm.
- The open-top troop compartment is also reproduced in detail, with gun racks and radios, creating a mechanical finish.
- The undercarriage uses EZ tracks, with pre-cut tracks for ease of assembly.
- In addition, this kit includes 3D printed parts that express delicate details on the front armor plate and shield.
- Enjoy a more realistic finish.

[Main features]
- 3D printed parts available for front armor, shield, etc.
- The barrel is a machined aluminum part with rifling engraved on it.
- The tracks are assembled using EZ tracks.
- Metal car width pole included
- 1/35 scale reproduction of the German Sd.Kfz.251/9 D type equipped with a 7.5cm gun
- The finished length is approximately 170mm and the tracks are EZ Track.