Dragon 1/35 Gebirgsjägers Crete 1941 | 6742Operation Mercury, the Battle of Crete, was joined on 20 May 1941 when German airborne troops parachuted onto the Mediterranean island. The bloody battle lasted eleven days, but at last it resulted in the German capture of the Allied controlled island. Crete had offered valuable harbors for the Royal Navy and airfields for RAF bombers, so its loss was keenly felt. What is perhaps not so well known is that German Gebirgsjager (mountain troops) played a

- Multi-piece Upper hull for maximum detail

The main armament of the M21 halftrack was obviously the M1 81mm mortar

was a very effective production anti-aircraft version of the SdKfz 251 halftrack

G also utilized more welding

K gun and completely new engine deck suitable for an Initial Production vehicle

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combined with its high load capacity

One-piece 40cm DS tracks

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and shashka (sabers)

- Workable breech (shell insert is possible)

-Newly tooled tow hook can be modeled in closed position