Hasegawa 54cm Morser Karl 041 w/Munitionspanzer IV Ausf.F (1/72) 31156

Hasegawa Plastic Model Kit

54cm Morser Karl 041 w/Munitionspanzer IV Ausf.F (1/72) 31156

This 1/72 scale Karl 041 self propelled mortar set from Hasegawa features one of the largest artillery weapons used during the Second World War. The massive 54cm Karl-Gerät siege mortar was designed by Germany to destroy heavily fortified targets such as bunkers, defensive lines and fortified cities.

The kit also includes the Munitionspanzer IV Ausf.F ammunition carrier used to transport the enormous mortar shells required by the Karl-Gerät. Together the vehicles formed part of specialised heavy artillery units deployed for siege operations.

• 1/72 scale plastic model kit
• Karl 041 54cm self propelled mortar
• Munitionspanzer IV Ausf.F ammunition carrier
• Rubber tracks included
• 24 crew figures included
• Suitable for WWII artillery dioramas
• Model length: 162mm
• Model width: 55mm
• Supplied unpainted and requires assembly

History

The Karl-Gerät heavy siege mortar was developed in the late 1930s by Rheinmetall for the German army. Designed to fire enormous 54cm shells, the weapon was intended to destroy heavily fortified structures that conventional artillery could not easily penetrate.

These massive self propelled mortars were used during several major operations of the Second World War, including the siege of Sevastopol and the Warsaw Uprising. Due to the size of the ammunition, specialised vehicles such as the Munitionspanzer IV were required to transport and load the mortar shells during combat operations.