Tamiya 1/35 German SP Howitzer Wespe

Plastic model kit of the German SP Howitzer Wespe, a German self-propelled gun developed and used during the Second World War. It was based on a modified Panzer II chassis. The Wespe first saw combat in 1943 on the Eastern Front. The Wespe proved reliable and highly maneuverable, but provided an excellent target and inadequate gun crew protection. Kit has single piece lower hull and upper hull, optional hatch and vent grilles, optional rear panel, open top fighting compartment (flare storage bin, radio and equipment bin, intercom system, aiming stake, cartridge case bin, rack, shells, weapons and more), two-piece gun barrel, gun mount and detailed gun assemblies, injection molded tow cable, rear exhaust, separate on-vehicle tools and equipment, (4) unassembled figures (Commander, gunner and gun crew), suspension (sprockets, idlers and road wheels, links and length type tracks). Decals and painting guide for (2) tanks in Anzio, Italy 1944 (26th Panzer Division, Cisterna di Latina and 29th Panzer Grenadier Division)