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German Panzerjägerwagen, volume 2 (Trumpeter)

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This is the Trumpeter 00369 kit in 1/35 scale, of the ‘German Panzerjägerwagen, volume 2’.

German Panzerjägerwagen, volume 2

History

The Panzerjagerwagen with Panzer IV turret and long 7.5-cm KwK cannon, were an important innovation of the BP 44 armor train type.

It was the armored pursuit car replace by the earlier pusher car. That now gave the train an effective means of against Russian tanks. In this instance, a program of new construction had been planned in 1944 by German Army: 8 BP 44 armored trains.

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German Panzerjägerwagen, volume 1 (Trumpeter)

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This is the Trumpeter 00386 kit in 1/35 scale, of the ‘German Panzerjägerwagen, volume 1’.

German Panzerjägerwagen, volume 1

History

The Panzerjagerwagen with Panzer IV turret and long 7.5-cm KwK cannon, were an important innovation of the BP 44 armor train type.

It was the armored pursuit car replace by the earlier pusher car. That now gave the train an effective means of against Russian tanks. In this instance, a program of new construction had been planned in 1944 by German Army: 8 BP 44 armored trains.

Source: Trumpeter website

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German Panzerkampfwagen IV, Ausf. C (Dragon)

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This is the Dragon 6291 kit in 1/35 scale, of the ‘German Panzerkampfwagen IV, Ausf. C’.

German Panzerkampfwagen IV, Ausf. C

History

The Panzerkampfwagen IV (Pz.Kpfw.IV), more commonly referred to as the Panzer IV, was a tank developed by Germany and used extensively in World War II. It was designed initially as an infantry-support medium tank, to work in conjunction with the anti-tank Pzkpfw III. Later in the war, it was up-gunned and up-armored, and took over the tank-fighting role.

The Panzer IV was the most common German tank of World War II, and was used as the base for many other fighting vehicles, such as tank destroyers and self-propelled antiaircraft gun.

The Panzer IV has the distinction of being the only German tank to remain in continuous production throughout all of WWII, with over 9,000 produced since 1939. Only 138 “C” versions were made between 1938 and 1939.

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German Panzerkampfwagen IV, Ausf. F1/F2 (Italeri)

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This is the Italeri 6217 kit in 1/35 scale, of the ‘German Panzerkampfwagen IV, Ausf. F1/F2’.

German Panzerkampfwagen IV, Ausf. F1/F2

History

The Panzer IV was developed during the opening months of World War Two to equip German armoured divisions with a tank having a 7.5 cm cannon.

Given the shortcomings of the previous Panzer III, equipped with a 5 cm gun (often in difficulty against the Soviet T34 with its 5 cm gun and highly effective armour), it also featured enhanced protection.

The Mark IV was used extensively by the German Army on all fronts during the Second World War: numerous variants were produced to counter the constant improvements made to enemy tanks.

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German Brückenleger IV, Ausf. B (Trumpeter)

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This is the Trumpeter 00390 kit in 1/35 scale, of the ‘German Bruckenleger IV, Ausf. B’.

German Bruckenleger IV, Ausf. B

History

Panzerkampfwagen IV also became a base for special purpose vehicles. From February to May of 1940, 20 Ausf C/Ds were converted by Krupp to bridge layers – Brückenleger IVb. 16 vehicles were mounted with bridging equipment by Magirus and 4 by Krupp.

Nine-meter bridge had a 28-ton capacity. They saw service in Belgium and France in 1940 with 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 5th and 10th Panzer Division.

The vehicle was found to be too heavy for the suspension and the design was canceled in 1941. In late 1940, most were converted back to regular battle tanks. In January of 1941, Krupp completed 4 newer Bruckenleger IVc bridge layers. They saw service in 1941 in Russia with 3rd Panzer Division.

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