Italeri 1/35 DUKW | 6392This large triple shaft amphibian vehicle was developed during the 2nd World War for the American armed forces. The aim was to build a vehicle to supply ammunition, food and materials stored in the holds of transport ships to invading troops occupying beachheads on enemy soil immediately after landing. The DUKW offered good navigating qualities and could move well off road too, which, combined with its high load capacity, enabled it to perform its

and this battle set a pattern for future Japanese island defense in places like Iwo Jima and Okinawa

- Multi-directional slide-molded superstructure

Operation Shingle was the Allied amphibious landing near Anzio on the Italian coast on January 22 1944

cutting off the German 17

this set also offers great potential for modification

- Gun breech is newly designed

-Newly designed slide-molded turret with correct bolt detail

- detailed suspension system

the latter being delightfully crafted and included in the set

A general has a sheepskin coat on

About the Kleiner Panzerbefehlswagen:

- New breechblock intricately represented