TAM35052

TAM35052

Horch 4x4 Type 1A
Manufacturer : Tamiya

Scale: 1:35
Skill Level: 3
Status: In Stock (Ships in 2-3 days)

$ 15.75 Available: 2 Back
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Description	TAM35052
Pieces: NA Scale: 1:35 Plastic model kit. Requires assembly & painting Glue & paint not included Made in Japan Suggested Retail: ($17.50) Weight : 10 Ounces

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Horch 4x4 Type 1A

As the Reichswehr of the 1920's was very much limited both in size and scope by the terms of the Versailles Treaty, and as the economic situation did not, in any case, allow lavish spending on equipment, most of the transport needs of the army were met by using adapted commercial vehicles. Most widely used of all vehicle types, because they were cheap and very mobile, were personnel carriers based on commercial car chassis fitted with a simple open body of the type known as the Kubelsitzer (literally "bucket-seater"). This type of vehicle, as the name implies, consisted of little more than the chassis and normal front end, as in the normal motor car, with sturdy metal backed seats secured to the chassis frames. Folding canvas screens took the place of doors, and there was a canvas cover, as in a sports car, to be erected in foul weather. Though cross-country performance was very limited, the style of the vehicle was something of a trend setter and small utility personnel carriers have since become common equipment in all armies.