Zvezda 5073 1/72 German Superheavy Tank Maus Snap-Fit

The German super-heavy tank Panzerkampfwagen VIII Maus was built in 1943-1944 as a "breakthrough tank" to overcome the enemy's fortified defense lines. The thickness of the hull armor was 200 mm, and the turrets even 220 mm. The Maus became the heaviest tank in the world - its combat weight reached 188.9 tons and a carburetor engine with a capacity of 2 thousand hp was used for movement. It was supposed to install two guns in the tower - 128 and 75 mm caliber. The crew was 6 people. Since not a single bridge could withstand the huge weight of the tank, it had to overcome the rivers along the bottom - for this, the Mouse was equipped with a remote underwater movement system controlled by cable from another similar tank standing on the shore. Only two prototypes of the machine were built, which the Germans blew up due to the approach of the advancing Red Army. Assembled from parts of two prototypes, "Maus" today stands in the museum of armored vehicles in Kubinka near Moscow.

Specification

• Scale: 1:72
• Details x 91
• Size, cm: 14