HaT 1:72 German 7.62mm PAK 36(R) 8156

HaT 1:72 German 7.62mm PAK 36(R) 8156

When Germany invaded the Soviet Union in 1941 her forces came up against heavier tanks than they had faced in the west, requiring better anti-tank guns than were currently available. The German solution, the PaK 40, was rushed into production, but until this could be delivered in sufficient numbers some interim solution had to be found. That solution turned out to be a Soviet gun the Germans had captured in large numbers during the initial invasion – the 76.2mm Divisional Gun M1936 (F-22).

German engineers modified this and issued it under the name PaK 36(r), in which guise it gave good service as an anti-tank gun both on the Eastern Front and in North Africa.

HaT 1:72 German 7.62mm PAK 36(R) 8156 HaT 1:72 German 7.62mm PAK 36(R) 8156 HaT 1:72 German 7.62mm PAK 36(R) 8156 HaT 1:72 German 7.62mm PAK 36(R) 8156

When Germany invaded the Soviet Union in 1941 her forces came up against heavier tanks than they had faced in the west, requiring better anti-tank guns than were currently available. The German solution, the PaK 40, was rushed into production, but until this could be delivered in sufficient numbers some interim solution had to be found. That solution turned out to be a Soviet gun the Germans had captured in large numbers during the initial invasion – the 76.2mm Divisional Gun M1936 (F-22).

German engineers modified this and issued it under the name PaK 36(r), in which guise it gave good service as an anti-tank gun both on the Eastern Front and in North Africa.