Opel Blitz 3.6 - Kfz. 305 Cargo w Tarpulin by Uncle T

820 bricks. My take on the iconic German WW2 multi-purpose truck. This is a pure cargo version with a tarpaulin cover to protect the load from adverse weater. It also works well for towing guns. I added a rotating axle between the engine and the rear differential just for fun. Info from truck-encyclopedia.com, somewhat edited. **** The Opel Blitz 3. 6 was adopted as standard due to a competition for military cargo trucks with off-road capabilities. The 3-ton Blitz won and the Opel factory received a massive order for what became the standard Wehrmacht truck. The Kfz. 305 (4 x 2) was intensively used in many types making the 3-ton an iconic Wehrmacht vehicle. About 100,000 were delivered to the German military, displaying their characteristic lightning emblem on the radiator front panel. It was used in all theatres of battle where the German fought. Aside their production and availability, what made these trucks immortal was their reputation of hardiness and ease of maintenance and repair. The European conflict saw huge numbers of trucks needed. In addition to military production many thousands of prewar civilian Opel Blitz S were drafted into army units as well. These were also brought up to army standard under the same denomination, Kfz. 305, the sole official military designation for the Opel Blitz, whatever the type. In fact in total about 140 different army modifications were made on the Opel Blitz chassis, from radio cars to repair workshops, fuel trucks, mobile laundries or printing-trucks and staff buses or fire trucks as well. From 1937 up to 1944 of the 140,000 vehicles built, 82,356 were listed as standard army Blitz S trucks, 14,122 as long wheelbase 3-tons and 8,363 with a shorter wheelbase, 2. 5 tons. In 1942 Daimler Benz AG was involved under license manufacturing and these Mercedes-built Blitz were visually identical, called Mercedes L701. License production started only in 1944, after the destruction of the Russelheim plant by RAF night raids. The Blitz