Scale Model Info
| Kit Brand | Bronco Models |
| Scale | |
| Subject | sWS w/2 cm Flakvierling 38 |
| Extras | Rado miniatures figures |
| Paints |
Subject Info
The Schwerer Wehrmachtschlepper (sWS; “Heavy Military Tractor”) was a German World War II half-track vehicle used in various roles between 1943 and 1945. The unarmored models were used as supply vehicles and as tractors to haul artillery. Armored versions mounted anti-aircraft guns or a 10 barrel rocket launcher (Nebelwerfer). Fewer than a thousand were built before the end of the war, but production continued after the war of an improved model in the Tatra plant in Czechoslovakia.
Building the Model
Unlike the ‘Uhu’ searchlight version, the subject of this kit was actually produced and served in combat late in the war. A simple 5 ton, low-speed, half-track designed to replace the Sd.Kfz 6 and Sd.Kfz 1 prime movers, the sWS was used primarily for cargo transport. The initial, un-armored cargo version was produced by Büssing-NAG from December 1943 till the end of the war with a total of 825 produced. There is no information on the number of these vehicles fitted with the Flakvierling weapon, but photographs do exist.
This built was published in the Military Illustrated Modeller, Issue No. 116 May 2021. You can by clicking on the button bellow.
Gallery
