Italeri 1:35 Sd.Kfz. 10 Demag D7 w/7.5 cm lelG 18 & Crew

Italeri 1:35 Sd.Kfz. 10 Demag D7 with 7,5 cm lelG 18 and Crew

The 7.5 cm leichtes Infanteriegeschütz 18 (7.5 cm le.IG 18) is a German 75mm infantry cannon from the Second World War. The gun was designed in 1927 by the Rheinmetall concern, and in 1932 it entered mass production. The basic model of the 7.5 cm le.IG 18 gun was the basis for several specialized versions, the most widely produced of which was the gun intended for mountain shooters (7.5 cm le.GebIG 18). A characteristic feature of this version was the possibility of disassembling it into 10 parts, which facilitated transport on draft animals. About 12,000 cannons of all versions were produced. Technical data: range: 3550 m, caliber: 75 mm, combat weight: 375 kg.
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.