1:35 ICM DS3522 German Wehrmacht Maultiers - 3 Trucks Plastic Model kit

In its plans for conducting a lightning war, the Wehrmacht command understood well the role of vehicles. Reliable mobility for combat units, delivery of military cargo, ammunition, transportation of personnel, weapons, and other tasks were assigned to trucks. However, with the onset of autumn 1941, thousands of Wehrmacht vehicles began to get stuck in the wet soil and snow of the Eastern Front. It was decided to equip some of the trucks with a tracked trolley instead of the rear axle. This was part of the 'Maultier' (Mule) program - the creation of a half-track all-terrain transport vehicle for the needs of the Wehrmacht. In 1942, German industry began producing half-track vehicles based on three-ton trucks, including the KHD S3000/SS M from Klöckner-Humboldt-Deutz (on the KHD S3000 chassis) and Ford V3000S/SS M (on the Ford V30 chassis).

The KHD-produced Maultier was given the military index Sd.Kfz.3c, and the Ford version Sd.Kfz.3b. These vehicles were versatile and had excellent off-road capabilities; they transported personnel and cargo off-road, towed guns, were used as anti-aircraft self-propelled guns with automatic guns installed in the body, and variants with a closed body could be used as army ambulances. Starting in 1943, simplified cabs (“Einheitsfahrerhaus”) began to be installed on Wehrmacht trucks to simplify production. Some Maultiers were equipped with such cabins.

Bring a piece of the Wehrmacht's technical ingenuity and strategic innovation to life with this detailed model kit of the Maultier trucks. A must-have for model enthusiasts and military history aficionados.