Opel Blitz Radio Truck (GE490) The 3-ton (or medium) Opel Blitz Truck was one of the most successful truck designs to be used by the Germans in WWII. Designed in 1938 by Opel (the German subsidiary of General Motors), it was conventional and robust. The initial Type S model was a 2x4, but a 4x4 version, designated Type A (A = Allradentrieb or All Wheel Drive), was put into production in 1940 as more suitable for military use.

The Type A had a reasonable cross-country performance and was designated ’mittlerer (gelandegangiger) Lastkraftwagen’ (medium cross-country truck). It was built in large numbers. One of the variants of the Opel Blitz Type A was the Van body (Einheitskofferansbau). It was used for a number of roles including workshop, laundry, laboratory, command van, radio van, cipher office, ambulance and many other purposes. The van body was made of wood and compressed card for ease of production and to save metal.  The Radio Truck version was used to house the powerful radio equipment of the Artillery batteries staff, there was enough space inside to conduct all of the staff activities from fire plotting on maps and consulting artillery tables to having coffee.

In Flames Of War It is found in the Artillery HQs of both self-propelled and towed batteries. It lets your Staff team ride in comfort.     With a bit of imaginations you can press Opel Blitz van into other roles, command vehicle, ambulance, or workshop vehicle. Designed by Evan Allen Painted by Evan Allen and Glen Tibbles