02312 1/35 German 128mm Pak44(RHIEN) Plastic Model Kit

The Rheinmetall 12.8cm K44 L/55 was a German anti-tank gun used  during World War II. It was designed as a result of experiences on the  Eastern front in 1943. The German army had encountered the Russian 122  mm guns and had issued a requirement for a similar weapon. The first  prototype guns were delivered for testing in late 1944. After initial  tests the Rheinmetall design was dropped and development continued with  the Krupp design. However the service tests showed that a towed  anti-tank gun weighing nearly 11 tonnes was impractical so the towed  design was terminated.