The 10.5cm howitzer became the standard caliber for the divisional artillery during WW.II. The German leFH.18 is the backbone of the German Army divisions and fought on all fronts all through the war. AFV Club did a great job again--this is the most precise model kit of the artillery piece to date. This kit is so well done that putting it together can help the builder understand the complicated mechanism of the gun carriages! The parts are molded very thin and tiny, so a great deal of care should be paid when cutting them from the sprue. The kit can be built in either transport or firing mode. There are also two choices of assembling for the transport mode: one for the horse-drawn wagon (surprisingly, most of the German Army relied on horse power for their transportation until the end of the war! They were not as fully mechanized as Goebbels claimed), and the other for the motor-transport (AFV35040 is its companion tractor). Metal parts are provided for the gun barrel and recuperator cylinder. Decals for the firing table and gun call signs are included, too. A fair amount of modelling skill will be necessary to build this kit and it's not recommended for beginners.