26531 Tamiya - 1/48 1/4ton 4x4 Vehicle Finish WWII  [26531]

During the first period of WW2, Germany obtained outstanding successes making use of "Blitzkrieg" strategies with motorized troops. To counter this, the Allied nations needed tough and dependable cars with exceptional cross-country capability. In mid 1940, the U.S. Army ordered development of only a little sized, multi-purpose 4-wheel drive car to satisfy this need. Another year the design wound up being complete, with manufacturing begin soon after. As a means of transit for soldiers, the auto played an essential part in securing Allied triumph. It served on different fronts all over the globe, in every conceivable part. Production reached roughly 640,000 devices by August 1945.