LIMITED EDITION 1/72nd HOBBY MASTER "GERMAN" MALTA KV-2 #3008

SUPERB HOBBY MASTER 1/72 DIECAST CAPTURED SOVIET KV 2 DESTINED FOR MALTA INVASION

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Looking at the KV-2 now one might say “what were they thinking”. But at the beginning of WWII this monster of a tank was a fearsome sight on the early battlefields. There was nothing else like it and the
heavy armor made it almost impenetrable by any tank the Germans had at the time. As the war
progressed, the Germans developed better tanks with greater firepower. The large KV-2 became an easy
target and because of it being under powered for its size it was slow moving. Another drawback was it
was designed as a break-through tank and was deployed in small units. One of the most costly factors for
the KV-2 was the inability of the Russians to keep these machines supplied with fuel and ammunition. As a
result many were just abandoned by their crew when they realized re-supply wasn’t coming.

During the Spring of 1941 Germany was debating whether to attack the British stronghold of Crete or
Malta. Newly acquired tanks captured from Russian forces were going to be used for the operations. T-
34s and KV-2s were combined into a special company designated (z.b.v.) 66. This company was to be
used specifically for the invasion of Malta where the KV-2s would make perfect bunker busters. In March of
1941in preparation for the Malta invasion the captured KV-2s were painted in tropical camouflage
schemes of Gelbraun (yellow-brown) and Graubraun (grey-brown) along with a small Balkenkreuz (black
cross – national symbol) on the side of the turret. Another modification made to the KV-2s was the addition
of a PzKpfw III Commander’s cupola>The decision was made to assault Crete first and on May 20, 1941 Germany launched an airborne assault
on the island. This assault was the first attempt to capture a large area using only airborne forces instead
of using them to support the Wehrmacht. Crete was defended by Greek partisans and Allied forces and
along with the geography this attack became very costly for the Germans. Because of the high cost during
Operation Merkur the invasion of Malta was cancelled. In August of 1942 these same KV-2s were
assigned to fighting around Demyansk
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