German 17cm Kanone 18 Heavy Gun

Plastic kit for a German 17cm gun 18

• 1:35 scale
• Dimensions LxWxH (built): 423.87 x 82.1 x 83.16 mm
• 401 parts
• Metal and photo-etched parts included
• rubber tires
• without figures
• not built, not painted
• Paint and glue not included

The 17 cm Kanone 18 in Mörserlafette was a German heavy gun used in the Second World War. It was intended to be employed at the Corps level in order to provide very long-range counterbattery support. It filled the same basic role as the 21 cm Mörser 18, as well as sharing its carriage, and replaced it entirely after 1942. Although it was technically an excellent weapon, it was expensive, difficult to maneuver, very slow to set up and tear down; many were lost when their crew had either to abandon them or to risk capture by advancing allied troops.