SPA-Viberti AS.42 Sahariana A4

SPA-Viberti AS.42 Sahariana A4The Camionetta Desertica modello 42 Sahariana was developed for the Italian Royal Army based on the chassis and mechanics of the reliable armoured car AB 41. During operations on the African front, there arose the need for a reconnaissance vehicle particularly suited to desert conditions, where sand terrain demanded specific characteristics not present in available vehicles. Thanks to its low profile side and large wheels, the Sahariana was ideal for

the shape of the wheel wings was changed

It had a rear mounted engine and used nine overlapping road wheels per side

developed in the Soviet Union by the Sukhoi Design Bureau

- Whalers w/photo-etched parts newly designed

●Separate plastic weapons and equipment are included for added realism

the complex radar array of antennas on the nose is reproduced with the help of photo-etched parts

and it was produced by two factories – Nakajima and Mitsubishi

As the M55 was the same vehicle designed around a 155 mm howitzer

named XQ-2

engine parts for a Maybach HL230 engine which powered Tiger I

the Normandy landings were the record

In the case of tanks