{"title":"Das Werk 1\/35 Artillery","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"das-werk-35005-1-35-2cm-flak-smk-18-type-2","title":"2cm Flak SMK 18 Type 2","description":"\u003cp\u003eFeatures:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n    \u003cp\u003eHighly detailed breach and carriage assemblies\u003cbr\u003e\n    Working elevation and sight mechanism\u003cbr\u003e\n    Choice of optical or iron sights\u003cbr\u003e\n    Positionable stabilizer arms\u003cbr\u003e\n    Photoetched detail parts\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHistory\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAside from the physical attributes evident in the existing prototype; caliber, number of barrels, overall dimensions, function of the elevation and traverse mechanisms, etc... very little is known for certain about the Salvenmaschinenkanone (SMK) 18 Typ 2.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIts 8 barrels were designed to fire simoultaneously, sending an enormous amount of metal into the air with each cycle of its massive bolt.\u003cbr\u003e\nIt would have been operated by a crew of 3-4 operators. The aiming mechanism controls were operated by the crewman in the right hand seat. The loader(s) would have been located on the rear platform.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCharging handles were located on either side of the breech block and were reachable from the rear platform.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe technological and manufacturing challenges encountered in getting all 8 chambers to succesfully and safely fire at a high enough rate to justify the adoption of this weapon over other proven weapons of the period relegated it to the role of future museum piece almost from the outset.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Das Werk","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51250969870603,"sku":"35005","price":16.16,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0777\/1809\/4091\/files\/das-werk-35005-2cm-flak-smk-18-type-2.jpg?v=1748502993"},{"product_id":"das-werk-35023-1-35-155mm-howitzer-m1918","title":"155mm Howitzer M1918","description":"\u003cp\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n    \u003cp\u003eHighly detailed static plastic model\u003cbr\u003e\n    US produced version of the French 155mm howitzer\u003cbr\u003e\n    Features all destictive changes  of the US WW2 version\u003cbr\u003e\n    (Version used by US Marine Corps)\u003cbr\u003e\n    Can be built in transport and firing position with hitch\u003cbr\u003e\n    Two types of ammunition\u003cbr\u003e\n    Ammo, crates (transport boxes) \u0026amp; shell handling cradle included\u003cbr\u003e\n    Two types of loading rammer included\u003cbr\u003e\n    Breech can be built open or closed\u003cbr\u003e\n    Photo-Etch-Parts included\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePlease note:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n    \u003cp\u003eNo Figures are included\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\u003cp\u003eHistory\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eKnown by many different names „Canon de 155 Mle 1917 Schneider C“ (France, Belgium), „15.5cm sFH 414(f)“ (German Afrikakorps), „Model 1918 155mm Howitzer - Schneider“ (U.S.A.) this powerful and robust howitzer served in the armies of many nations during World War I, the Spanish Civil War, World War II and even beyond.\u003cbr\u003e\nThe last military to use the Schneider 155 was Finland, with a modified version serving in a training roll into the 1980s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis boxing, Das Werk DW35023, includes parts needed to build the U.S. Model 1918 version. The kit can be built in the travel or battery (firing) positions, with the breech open or closed, and includes accessories that would be common in a firing position.\u003cbr\u003e\nShells of two types, along with their crates, as well as two styles of loading rammer, and the manual shell handling cradle, are also included. The shell handling cradle can be mounted to the chassis, as might be seen in travel or in museums, or it can be placed as an accessory in a diorama.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe U.S. Model 1918 served in the Pacific Theater of Operations in the early years of the war. The elements that make the U.S. version unique (pneumatic tires, flat shield, unique rear tow hitch and data plaque) are included in this boxing of the kit.\u003cbr\u003e\nFor the World War I version, see Das Werk kit DW35022.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMarking Options \u0026amp; Colour Profiles\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe kit includes Pre-World War WII \u0026amp; World War II markings:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n    \u003cp\u003eUSMC\u003cbr\u003e\n    Soloman Islands, 1943\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Das Werk","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51250972852491,"sku":"35023","price":24.26,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0777\/1809\/4091\/files\/das-werk-35023-155mm-howitzer-m1918.jpg?v=1748503063"},{"product_id":"das-werk-35024-1-35-vomag-7-or-660-with-8-8-cm-flak-18-sf","title":"VOMAG 7 OR 660 with 8.8 cm Flak 18 (Sf.)","description":"\u003cp\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n    \u003cp\u003eHighly detailed static plastic model\u003cbr\u003e\n    Completely newly developed molds of the vehicle and the 8,8cm Flak\u003cbr\u003e\n    Can be built in driving or firing position\u003cbr\u003e\n    Ammunition frames and grenades included\u003cbr\u003e\n    Full interior including engine\u003cbr\u003e\n    Detailed engine with optional removable engine cover plate\u003cbr\u003e\n    Cleanly etched PE-Parts for the finest details\u003cbr\u003e\n    Floor plates with checker plate pattern\u003cbr\u003e\n    Ammo racks\/Storage boxes buildable open \u0026amp; closed\u003cbr\u003e\n    Anti-aircraft gun can be adjusted in height and side\u003cbr\u003e\n    Injection molded wheels with the finest details\u003cbr\u003e\n    Authentic „Vomag“ prints\u003cbr\u003e\n    Clear parts included\u003cbr\u003e\n    Four accurately researched decal marking options\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\u003cp\u003eHistory\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe 8.8 cm anti-aircraft gun mounted on VOMAG was not a temporary solution or a makeshift vehicle (Behelfsfahrzeug), but was purposefully designed and produced as such.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThere are photographs of the vehicle from as early as 1941, of which there were just over 20.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTypically, a battery set up in this manner would include 4 gun carriages, 2 measuring vehicles, and one backup vehicle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMarking Options \u0026amp; Colour Profiles\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n    \u003cp\u003eBudapest, Halasz Bastya (Fischer Bastei), Hungary, February 1945\u003cbr\u003e\n    Flak-Regiment 40, I.\/40 (mot.S)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n    \u003cp\u003eGroß-Paris, Renault Factory Billancourt, France,\u003cbr\u003e\n    02. - 03.03.1942\u003cbr\u003e\n    Flak-Regiment 42, I.\/42 (mot.S)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n    \u003cp\u003eEssen (Steele), Zeche St. Katharina, Germany,\u003cbr\u003e\n    March 1943\u003cbr\u003e\n    Flak-Regiment 42, I.\/42 (mot.S)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n    \u003cp\u003eBremen (Oslebshausen), North Germany,\u003cbr\u003e\n    July 1942\u003cbr\u003e\n    Flak-Regiment 42, I.\/42 (mot.S)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Das Werk","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51250972983563,"sku":"35024","price":67.46,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0777\/1809\/4091\/files\/das-werk-35024-vomag-7-or-660-with-8_8-cm-flak-18-sf.jpg?v=1748503067"},{"product_id":"das-werk-35040-1-35-2cm-flak-30","title":"2cm Flak 30","description":"\u003cp\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n    \u003cp\u003eHighly detailed static plastic model\u003cbr\u003e\n    Can be built at different elevations\u003cbr\u003e\n    Hollow plastic muzzle brake of highest detail\u003cbr\u003e\n    2cm ammo magazines included\u003cbr\u003e\n    PE-Parts included\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn cooperation with a well-known manufacturer, we present the best model of this gun in a new edition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHistory\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe 2-cm Flak 30 was an anti-aircraft cannon used by the Wehrmacht during World War II, developed in the early 1930s by Rheinmetall through its Swiss subsidiary due to Treaty of Versailles restrictions.\u003cbr\u003e\nIt was a recoil-operated weapon with a theoretical rate of fire of 280 rounds per minute, though practical use was limited to 120 rounds due to 20-round magazines. The naval version, 2-cm Flak C\/30, was deployed on U-boats but suffered from frequent jamming.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIt was widely used by the Luftwaffe and Army in mobile batteries and homeland defense, later replaced by the improved 2-cm Flak 38. 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