German Heavy Gun 17cm Kanone 18
Unassembled plastic model kit
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and is no longer available.List price: $15.00You pay: $12.95(All prices in U.S. Dollars)Manufacturer: Revell of GermanyStock Number: RMG 3176Scale: 1/72View all products of type "17cm K.18" This model kit requires assembly. Cement, paint and other construction materials not included unless specifically stated in the description.
Appeared in 1942, the "17cm Kanone 18" was, with the "21cm Morser 18" the mainstay of the German heavy artillery during WW2. It used nearly the same carriage as the "21cm Morser 18" with double recoil brake, acting on the tube and on the upper carriage. To set the gun in battery, the base plate was lowered and maintained with spades, the wheels were lifted and the limber was removed. With an elevation range between 0 and +50 degrees and the 8.529 mm tube, it had a maximum range of 28.000 metres. Usually transported in two parts, for quick changes of position, the gun could be moved in one single piece, usually by an Sd.Kfz.9 "FAMO".
Model-Details:
- Limber included
- Three recoil spades
- Super detailed surfaces
- Detailed upper and lower carriages
- Detailed metal disk wheels of the early version
- Can be assembled in fire or in transport version
- Authentic decals for two Wehrmacht guns