Dragon Armor Neubau-Fahrzeug Nr.2, Versuchsfahrzeuge, Norway 1940 1/72 Scale Model Tank with Display Case

1/72 Neubau-Fahrzeug Nr.2, Versuchsfahrzeuge, PREASSEMBLED PLASTIC Features: - Fully assembled about 3 1/4" inches long - Quality construction - Highly detailed - Accurate markings and insignia - Comes in Clear Display Case Germany’s first attempts at creating a heavy tank commenced in the early 1930s. Known as the Neubau-Fahrzeug (“New Construction Vehicle”), it was not a success, however. Slow-moving and boasting multiple turrets, it was ill equipped for the type of rapid, mobile warfare that blitzkrieg tactics required. For this reason, only five Neubau-Fahrzeug heavy tanks were built by Rheinmetall-Borsig (Rh-B). The first two prototypes were manufactured in 1934 out of mild steel so they were not suitable for combat. However, the three subsequent 25.8-ton armored tanks built in 1935 were shipped to Oslo in April 1940 and participated in the invasion of Norway. The latter trio featured a 3.7cm KwK L/45 cannon and 7.5cm KwK L/24 main gun set side by side in a turret designed by Krup