Italeri 0287 Mercedes - Benz L 3000

The Mercedes-Benz L 3000 is a German WWII heavy truck / tractor unit that was first presented to the public in 1938. Serial production took place in 1938-1944. A single diesel engine OM65 / 4 with a capacity of 75 HP served as the drive.

The Mercedes-Benz L 3000 was theoretically designed as a heavy truck tractor and had the ability to tow a semi-trailer, but very often the rear of the car was built with a body, which had a relatively low floor to facilitate access to it. The Mercedes-Benz L 3000 was one of the basic two-axle trucks of the German armed forces during the Second World War and was in many respects a vehicle similar to the famous Opel Blitz, but with slightly better off-road performance. In the course of mass production, three versions of this car appeared: L 3000, L 3000 A and L 3000 S. Trucks of this type were used on all fronts of World War II, especially intensively by the Afrika Korps units fighting in North Africa in 1941-1943 . It is estimated that about 30-33 thousand people were created during the war. trucks of this type.