The Panzer IV Ausf.H (Item No.6300) is a sought after model in Dragon’s range of 1/35 scale series of kits. This particular Ausf.H production variant began rolling off factory floors in April 1943, and it experienced some improvements over earlier Panzer IV medium tanks. For instance, the front glacis plate was strengthened by being represented as a single 80mm-thick plate. Another notable aspect is that the Ausf.H was covered in a proprietary paste to prevent magnetic mines from adhering to vertical steel armor surfaces of the tank. The hull sides were further protected by the addition of 5mm-thick side-skirts, while the turret received 8mm-thick skirts. During the course of production, the Ausf.H began receiving cast steel return rollers, plus the hull side-skirt brackets were strengthened. The addition of all this extra steel saw the weight of the Ausf.H expand to 25 tonnes, with a corresponding decrease in performance. When the Allies landed in Normandy on 6 June 1944, approximately half of German tanks in that theater were Panzer IVs. Tanks such as the Panzer IV Ausf.H wreaked havoc on Allied tank units as they sought to force their way through the thick Normandy bocage.
Zeven uitvoeringen mogelijk;
- 8./Pz.Rgt.12, 12th SS Panzer Division Hitlerjugend, France 1944.
- Pz.Rgt.27, 19th Panzer Division, Warsaw 1944.
- 8./Pz.Rgt.3, 2nd Panzer Division, Normandy 1944.
- 8./Pz.Rgt.3, 2nd Panzer Division, Normandy 1944.
- 7./Pz.Rgt3, 3rd SS Panzer Division Totenkopf, Warsaw 1944.
- 5th SS Panzer Division Wiking, Eastern Front 1944.
- 6./Pz.Rgt.6, 3rd Panzer Division, Russia 1944.
Aantal onderdelen; 520.
Features:
- Newly tooled one-piece 3-directional slide-molded turret for Pz.Kpfw.IV Ausf.H
- New OVM arrangement on fenders
- Unique radial Zimmerit pattern replicates that on the real vehicle
- Turret-skirt and side-skirt armor plates can be installed separetely
- Gen2 MG34 w/gun mount
- Finely detailed 7.5cm Kw.K.40 L/48 gun
- Magic Tracks w/detail on both sides
