{"product_id":"karl-gerat-eva","title":"Rheinmetall Karl-Gerät \"EVA\" - Siege Mortar | 1:28 Scale","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGerät 040 - Selbstfahrlafette\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e600 millimeters. Not a typo. Not a tank. Not even close.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eLet's get something straight before we go any further: \u003cstrong\u003ethe Karl-Gerät is not a tank.\u003c\/strong\u003e It has no turret. It has no anti-tank gun. It is a \u003cstrong\u003eself-propelled siege mortar\u003c\/strong\u003e — a 124-tonne tracked chassis carrying a \u003cstrong\u003e60 cm mortar\u003c\/strong\u003e designed to do one thing: reduce fortifications to rubble.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eEach round weighed roughly \u003cstrong\u003e2,170 kilograms — nearly 4,800 pounds.\u003c\/strong\u003e A single shell, almost two and a half tons. The mortar could elevate between approximately 55 and 70 degrees. Traverse was about 4 degrees before the entire vehicle had to be repositioned. When it fired, the hull lowered itself onto the ground to absorb the recoil because no suspension system ever built could handle the forces involved.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eAnd the rounds were so massive they couldn't be loaded by the crew alone. Each Karl-Gerät required its own dedicated \u003cstrong\u003eMunitionsschlepper\u003c\/strong\u003e — an ammunition carrier built on a modified Panzer IV chassis, equipped with a crane to lift shells onto the Karl's loading tray. The Karl didn't just need a crew. It needed an \u003cstrong\u003eentire logistics ecosystem\u003c\/strong\u003e just to feed it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eRheinmetall-Borsig built \u003cstrong\u003eseven Karl-Gerät chassis in total\u003c\/strong\u003e — six production weapons and one test vehicle. \u003cstrong\u003e\"Eva\" was chassis No. II.\u003c\/strong\u003e She saw action at the Eastern Front's most punishing siege operations — the kind of engagements where conventional artillery wasn't enough and the objective was to collapse structures that had withstood everything else.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eSeven. Total. Ever. That's rarer than the Maus. Rarer than the Sturmtiger. Rarer than almost anything with tracks that saw combat in the entire war.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat you're building:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e4,706 pieces\u003c\/strong\u003e in 1:28 scale — \u003cstrong\u003eour single largest build in the entire BrixKrieg catalog\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e16.1 inches long. 6.2 inches wide. 6.6 inches tall.\u003c\/strong\u003e A siege mortar with real shelf presence.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e10 crew\/soldier figures included\u003c\/strong\u003e — because operating a Karl-Gerät was a team effort\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe massive 60 cm mortar assembly — elevating barrel, the enormous bore that defines the silhouette\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMunitionsschlepper ammunition carrier included\u003c\/strong\u003e — the modified Panzer IV with crane that serviced the Karl in the field. Two vehicles in one build.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTracked chassis with the massive road-wheel arrangement\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe complete Karl-Gerät artillery system — mortar and loader together, the way it actually operated\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e⚠️ HEADS UP — STICKER APPLICATION:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis kit uses \u003cstrong\u003estickers\u003c\/strong\u003e for select markings and identification. We want you to know up front before you order. No surprises when the box arrives.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BrixKrieg","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54089981198635,"sku":"KRL_GRT","price":385.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0948\/0155\/9851\/files\/EVA.jpg?v=1789088914","url":"https:\/\/brixkrieg.com\/products\/karl-gerat-eva","provider":"BrixKrieg","version":"1.0","type":"link"}