03264 Revell 1/72 German self-propelled MLRS world war II Panzerwerfer 42 auf sWS

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since April 1943, the German army has been armed with a self-propelled version of the 150-mm jet mortar, which received the official name "armored launcher 15 cm Panzerwerfer 42 auf Sf (PzWrf 42)".  Calculation - four people. . The launch of rockets was carried out with the help of an electric igniter by the gunner, whose post was located inside the combat compartment, under the launcher. All this provided a higher speed of reloading the installation — to protect against powder gases, the calculation did not need to be covered at a distance from the machine. PC3O was created on the basis of a half-track version of the standard army truck Opel "Blit. From December 1943 started mass production of the new machine, the designation sWS. To the release of new army trucks joined the firm "Ringhoffer-Tatra", until March of 1945 by the joint efforts of both companies were produced 825 tractors.