Trumpeter – 1/144 Morser Karl-Gerat 040 / 041

Trumpeter – 00101 – 1/144 Morser Karl-Gerat 040/041 (Initial Version)

“Karl-Gerät” (040/041) (German literally “Karl-device”), also known as Mörser Karl, was a World War II German self-propelled siege mortar (Mörser) designed and built by Rheinmetall. Its heaviest munition was a 60 cm (24 in) diameter, 2,170 kg (4,780 lb) shell, and the range for its lightest shell of 1,250 kg (2,760 lb) was just over 10 km (6.2 mi). Each gun had to be accompanied by a crane, a two-piece heavy transport set of railcars, and several modified tanks to carry shells.Seven guns were built, six of which saw combat between 1941 and 1945. It was used in attacking the Soviet fortresses of Brest-Litovsk and Sevastopol, bombarded Polish resistance fighters in Warsaw, participated in the Battle of the Bulge, and was used to try to destroy the Ludendorff Bridge during the Battle of Remagen. One Karl-Gerät has survived and the remainder were scrapped after the war.

Item No:   00101
Item Name:    Morser Karl-Gerat 040/041 (Initial Version)
Scale:   1/144
Item Type:    Static Warship
Model Brief:    Length: 80.5 mm Width: 30.5mm Height:33.5mm
Total Parts:    32pcs
Photo Etched Parts:    n/a
Total Sprues:   1PCS
Paint Schemes:    Markings for Nr.III”Ordin”040 and Nr. V “Loki”040 in Three color camouflage.
Released Date:    n/a
More Features:    n/a