Ace Model 1/72 2cm Flak 38 sfl SdKfz.10/4 Plastic Model Kit [72286]

Sd.Kfz. 10 (it. Sonderkraftfahrzeug 10) was a German light half-track transporter from the Second World War. The first prototypes were built in 1934, and mass production was carried out in 1939-1945, ending with the production of about 17,000 copies of this vehicle. The drive was provided by a single engine Maybach HL 38 TRKM or Maybach HL42 TRKM with 82 HP. Sd.Kfz. 11 did not have fixed armament as standard.

Sd.Kfz. 10 was designed at Demag AG as a light artillery tractor, and work on it began in 1932. However, due to problems with the selection of an appropriate drive unit, serial production did not start until 1939. During the service of Sd.Kfz. 10 was most often used to tow anti-tank guns (PaK 36 or PaK 40) or Nebelwerfer missile launchers. Based on the basic version of the Sd.Kfz. 10, several specialized versions were created. One of them was Sd.Kfz. 10/4, which served as a self-propelled anti-aircraft gun armed with a 20mm FlaK 30 gun. Sd.Kfz cars. 10 were used on all fronts of World War II in the period 1939-1945.

The Flak 38 is a German towed 20mm automatic anti-aircraft gun from the Second World War. The first prototypes of the plot were created in 1938, and serial production began shortly after. The maximum vertical range was 3,700 m, and the initial velocity of the projectile was 900 m / s. Theoretical rate of fire was up to 420 rounds per minute.

The Flak 38 was developed by the Mauser company as a far-reaching modification of the Flak 30 cannon. First of all, the theoretical rate of fire was increased in the new cannon and the general mechanical structure was improved. This improved the parameters of the weapon, however, as shown by the combat operations of 1940-1941, the Flak 38 still had too little firepower, which it was decided to increase by creating a quadruple cannon - this is how the 2 cm Flakvierling 38 was born. Both versions of the cannon were massively used by the Wehrmacht in progress World War II in 1940-1945. They also served as an armament for several vehicles, including: Flakpanzer 38 (t), Mobelwagen and Wirbelwind.