Saturday, March 10, 2018

The famous German 88 mm at 1/32 scale

The German 88 mm is maybe the most famous gun of WWII.

That's why Petite Infanterie badly need to have it in the line-up.

Its ancestor was developp at the end of WWI.  It was improved during the Twenties  (in the Krupp swedish unit because of the Versaille treaty) and  in the Thirties (under Nazi rearmament program).

It is known that it was built as a anti-aircraft gun.  What it is less known is the gun had, from the beginning, sights aimed at ground target fire.  The gun was designed as multi-purpose weapon.  It was first used against tanks during the Spanish civil war and very successfully during WWII where it became famous.

German 88 mm at 1/32 scale
The 88 in the firing position




German 88 mm at 1/32 scale
Reloading the beast



German 88 mm at 1/32 scale
I read somewhere that it was possible to shoot eventhough the gun was on its wheels




German 88 mm at 1/32 scale
The gun with its tractor





German 88 mm at 1/32 scale
Aerial view of the all kit



German 88 mm at 1/32 scale
A view on the two axles



German 88 mm at 1/32 scale
The Petite Infanterie official photo!


That's all folks!

Comments are always welcome!


2 comments:

  1. Lovely model! When firing from it's wheels, the crew usually dropped the side outriggers to enable the gun to traverse: https://www.strijdbewijs.nl/tanks/duits/88eng.htm

    I remember reading somewhere that the arc of fire to the side was limited when the gun was on its wheels, not because the gun could not traverse, but because the lateral recoil was too unstable for the wheelbase.

    Regards, Chris

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  2. Thank you for your comment Chris. The gun has became a legend but, like you mention, it had its flaws.

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