Dragon 1/35 Italian Infantry (El Alamein 1942) | 6391

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Dragon 1/35 Italian Infantry (El Alamein 1942) | 6391After its declaration of war on June 10 1940, Italy had 250,000 troops available to fight against 30,000 British troops in North Africa. However, things didnt go well for the Italian Army, and after an Allied advance of 800km in December 1940, it was nearly destroyed. At this point, the Italian defense was stiffened by the arrival of General Erwin Rommel and his Afrika Korps. The desert war was to seesaw back and forth, with Italian soldiers playing

- Great detail on the hull rear w/two options of pipes and mufflers included

- Gun breech can be modeled in loading or firing positions

This release shows four German figures from Das Reich as they would typically have appeared in the French campaign

New Zealand or South African soldiers

and they could also be found fighting again on both sides during WWII

- fender struts are made from separate parts

Indeed it wasn’t until 4 July 1942 that Sevastopol finally surrendered to German forces after months of sustained bombardments and bitter fighting

- Completely new slide-molded upper hull w/realistic cast detail

-Radio operators hatch can be modeled open/closed

- 5-directional slide-molded commander's cupola - which authentically recreates structural details

- Realistic molded lines on rubber tires

with every item in the box being a brand new tooling