Tractor Steyr RSO/3 in kit by Gaso.line
The Austrian company Steyr designed in 1942 a special Eastern-front vehicle that could be driven through snow and rasputiza (mud) thanks to its tracks. These tracks along with its under hull clearance granted the RSO a good cross-country capability. The purposely simplified suspension and track system made this versatile Spartan vehicle uncomfortable. The major task of the RSO was the towing of artillery: 50, 75 and 88 mm anti-tank guns (PaK.), light howitzers… This tracked vehicle could also carry onto its platform a wide array of cargo. 28.000 RSO have been manufactured in three years. The main contractors were Steyer, Klockner-Deutz-Magirus, Wanderer and others. The type 01 production started in 1942 and type 03 in 1944.
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