Description
The Mercedes-Benz L 4500 was a heavy duty truck by Mercedes-Benz. It was built by Daimler-Benz from 1939 – 1944 in the Mercedes-Benz plant Gaggenau, and from 1944 – 1945 by Saurer. The vehicle is a long-bonnet truck and was offered as a rear-wheel-drive truck (L 4500 S) and as an all-wheel-drive truck (L 4500 A).
The German combat experiences in Barbarossa Operation demonstrated that in Russia, with virtually no paved roads, thousands of wheeled vehicles stuck in the mud and snow and were abandoned in the first winter of that Operation. Even the four-wheel drive Mercedes-Benz L 4500 A could not carry cargo on the Russian off-road conditions. Therefore in 1943, Daimler-Benz built the half-track Mercedes Benz L 4500 R Maultier. Mechanically, it was the chassis of the MB L 4500 S 4×2 heavy truck with the rear suspension and transmission replaced by a tracked suspension.
Set consists of 15 fine 3D-printed models. Models are sold with print supports and need side-cutters or hobby knife to remove them.
