{"product_id":"copy-of-british-lcm3-landing-craft-cruel-seas","title":"German Siebel Ferries - Cruel Seas","description":"\u003cp\u003ePlastic, Metal, and Resin Miniatures                                                         Cruel-20000\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBlister\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDubbed the Kleine fähre (small ferry) the Siebel ferry would prove it's self a highly useful and adaptable vessel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAircraft designer Fritz Siebel (A commissioned a colonel in the Luftwaffe) had been assigned his own Sonderkommando (special command) for improvising Luftwaffe invasion craft for Operation Sea Lion.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eColonel Siebel's ferry used flat-bottomed pontoons that were squared off in front. In combination with the vessel’s wide cargo deck, this made for an exceptionally stable gun platform, capable of surviving even Force 6 waves.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn fact, the Luftwaffe mounted various-sized flak pieces on the ferries finding the 8.8 cm guns, in particular, well-adapted for this role.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Luftwaffe continue producing Siebel ferries under its own Special Ferry Command (Fähre-Sonderkommando). Configured to serve a variety of special purposes, from minelaying to convoy escort, most would see action transporting troops, vehicles and supplies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Siebel Ferry comes in packs of two expand your Kriegsmarine fleet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eModels supplied unassembled and unpainted\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Warlord","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42420369621165,"sku":"785102003","price":85.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0610\/1912\/7981\/files\/GermanSiebelFerries.jpg?v=1697213967","url":"https:\/\/mantisgamestudio.com\/products\/copy-of-british-lcm3-landing-craft-cruel-seas","provider":"MantisGamingStudios","version":"1.0","type":"link"}