3 Ro 100/17 gun truck (Italian)

Description

The Lancia 3 Ro was an Italian 4×2 heavy truck developed in the 1930s. In addition to their civilian use, they were popular with the Italian army, and a number of variants were produced.

Among these was a self propelled gun created by fitting a rear facing Skoda 100/17 howitzer to the 3 Ro. It was not an ideal conversion – without even a gun shield, the crew were horribly exposed to enemy fire, and the recoil could chase damage to the truck itself. However, it did provide much needed mobile artillery support to the army in the desert.

Another variant was the 3 Ro 90, which mounted the powerful Cannone 90/53 heavy anti-aircraft gun. This allowed for mobile AA support and heavy anti-tank capabilities at a push.

• Country/Army: Italian
• Material: UV Cured resin
• Original Designer: TigerAce1945
• All models are produced under license with the original designer.
• These models are designed for modellers and collectors. They are not toys and are not suitable for children.
• Model supplied unassembled and unpainted. Additional finishing may be required during assembly.
• Finished colour of the product may vary from images shown due to material availability and differences in batches.
• Photos show 28mm models unless noted otherwise.
• All dimensions are complete with weapons unless otherwise stated.
• Other scales and dimensions may be available upon request.
• Models supplied at scales smaller than 20mm may be an alternative design more suitable for small scale prints. These may be sourced from a different designer to the one noted above and the model may differ in details such as lacking camo netting, stowage, having a chunkier weapon barrel, tracks etc.