280046 - SdKfz 3a Maultier 2 ton Half-Track Cargo Truck boat which was originally developed for

which was originally developed for the BRDM-2 amphibious armoured scout car

entered production in 1963

402kg capacity winch at the front bumper

The short wheelbase version was intended for use as an artillery prime mover

5 liters / 100km on road) which was produced between 1938 and 1942

280046 - SdKfz 3a Maultier 2 ton Half-Track Cargo Truck boat which was originally developed forPlastic Kit ABS Cement Required When the Germans ran into the spring thaw on the Eastern Front they desperately needed more mobile vehicles to provide men and materiel to forward units. One solution was to take reliable wheeled vehicles and modify them to use a tracked drive system. The SdKfz 3 Maultier (Mule) is the name given to series of half track trucks used by Germans during WW2. They were based on Opel, Mercedes Benz, Alfa Romeo or Ford trucks.