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38cm R61 Auf Sturmtiger, 1001st Sturmmorser Kompanie - Bonn Area 1945

By: Dragon Models

Type: Scale Model

Product Line: Dragon Armor - Germany (Die-Cast) (1/72)

MSRP old price: $31.95


Product Info

Title
38cm R61 Auf Sturmtiger, 1001st Sturmmorser Kompanie - Bonn Area 1945
Publisher
Publish Year
2011
Dimensions
7.25x3.25x3.75"
NKG Part #
2147536684
MFG. Part #
DRR60459
Type
Scale Model
Material
Plastic

Description

There’s nothing gentle about the vehicle known officially as the “38cm RW61 auf Sturmmörser Tiger”, a vehicle designed specifically to destroy buildings and strong-points. An enormous 38cm mortar was mounted in a fixed casemate atop a Tiger I chassis, instead of the usual turret-mounted 8.8cm gun. Interestingly, the massive mortar fired rocket-assisted ammunition, with vents in the wall of the gun tube designed to exhaust the gases forward. The 38cm weapon had a creditable maximum range of 4,600m and the complete Sturmtiger vehicle weighed a staggering 65 tons.

Only 18 such Sturmtigers were converted by Alkett at its Berlin-Spandau plant from August to December 1944. They were mainly used in the defense of Germany.