280046 - SdKfz 3a Maultier 2 ton Half-Track Cargo Truck boat 402kg capacity winch at the

402kg capacity winch at the front bumper

The weapon is being replaced by the M119-series 105mm howitzer

it had been largely removed from front line service and it was used for training and on secondary fronts

which was originally developed for the BRDM-2 amphibious armoured scout car

280046 - SdKfz 3a Maultier 2 ton Half-Track Cargo Truck boat 402kg capacity winch at thePlastic Kit ABS Cement Required When the Germans ran into the spring thaw on the Eastern Front they desperately needed more mobile vehicles to provide men and materiel to forward units. One solution was to take reliable wheeled vehicles and modify them to use a tracked drive system. The SdKfz 3 Maultier (Mule) is the name given to series of half track trucks used by Germans during WW2. They were based on Opel, Mercedes Benz, Alfa Romeo or Ford trucks.