Tamiya 1/35 German 8-ton Halftrack AA Gun Sd.Kfz7/1 WWII #35050  [35050]

Recognising the excellent tractive force and cross-country ability of half tracks, the German Army Ordnance Bureau decided in 1932 to build up six military half tracks, from a 1-ton to a sizable 18-ton tractor. Various vehicle manufacturers were ordered to produce one of these.

Krauss-Maffeir in Munich took charge of an 8-ton half tracks. Because this company had offered attention and research to half tracks since 1928, they completed a model, named KMm7 since 1933. It soon developed into the KMm8 and KMm9, plus in 1936 the KMm10 was put into production. It had been perhaps not before the KMm10 came to be your 8-ton half track had been officially designated "Medium 8-ton Tractor (Sd.Kfz-7). The final production model, KMm11 was completed in 1938 and place into production instantly.

The production of the 8-ton half track totalled about 1,200 in quantity by the end of World War II. One of these simple models ended up being the 8-ton half track with 20mm four-barrelled AA device gun (Sd.kfz 7/1)