Barcode: 0 89195 89132
Case Pack: 20 pieces per carton
Box Size: 9.6" x 15" x 3.1"
Features:
- Bonus Wehrmacht Infantry, Barbarossa 1941 (4 figures set)
- Value-added Magic Tracks w/accurate details
Operation Barbarossa, the German invasion of Russia, was the world’s largest
ever military operation both in terms of its scale and the price paid in casualties.
On June 22, 1941, more than 4.5 million German and Axis troops attacked Russia
along a 2,900km front. As well as these soldiers, the enormous military undertaking
involved 600,000 vehicles and 750,000 horses. Barbarossa continued into the
winter of December 1941, by which time the attack had faltered at the very gates
of Moscow. Russia committed 3.2 million soldiers against the initial assault,
and later fed in 5 million further soldiers. One of the armored fighting vehicles
that Germany made good use of at that time was the Sturmgeschu"tz III assault
gun. Based on the chassis of the Panzer III tank, this successful vehicle eventually
became Germany’s most-produced AFV. One of the StuG.III variants employed during
Operation Barbarossa was the Ausf.B, which mounted a short-barreled 7.5cm gun.
A total of 300 StuG.III Ausf.B vehicles were built as close-support vehicles
for the infantry.
Cyber-Hobby is launching a useful set in its Orange Box line. The box includes
a 1/35 scale StuG.III Ausf.B model kit accompanied by a set of four Wehrmacht
infantrymen marching across Russia’s vast steppes. The vehicle and soldiers
are perfect for depicting the summer timeframe of Operation Barbarossa, a campaign
that marks its 70th anniversary this year. Both these items are classic Dragon
items. The 1/35 scale figure set has not been available for some time, but the
marching figures are as sharply sculpted and well-posed today as they were a
decade ago when they were first released. As for the StuG.III kit, it has been
upgraded with new Magic Tracks. This economical Orange Box set allows modelers
to recreate a typical scene from Operation Barbarossa.
