StuG. III Ausf. D variant fitted with tropical air filters and representing vehicles belonging to Sonderverband z.b.V 288. This was a special deployment unit raised on 1 July 1941 and which drew together crack troops from around Germany. The unit was originally created to pave the way for the Deutsche Afrikakorps to reach the Nile and continue eastward into the Middle East. In the end, despite Rommel never achieving the desired breakthrough, the unit did serve in North Africa with StuG. III and it participated in battles such as El Alamein.
THE KIT:
The vehicles featured pre-filters placed above the main cooling air intakes to counter the hot and dusty conditions.
Specific newly tooled parts include the cylindrically shaped air filters fitted on the rear engine deck.
Can not only build vehicles of this special unit but also a normal Ausf. C/D as well.
