The Panzer IV was the workhorse of Wehrmacht armored units, with more than 8500 produced from 1937 to 1945. The Ausf. D formed the first main production run, with 229 manufactured in 1939-40. The original Panzer IV D was fitted with a short-barreled 7.5cm KwK 37 L/24 gun, but the performance of this infantry support weapon was rapidly outclassed. To make the tank more relevant, a number of IV Ds were later updated and up-gunned with a longer 7.5cm KwK40, the same potent cannon that was fitted to the Ausf. F and G.

Modifications have been carried out on this up-gunned D such as the inclusion of 40cm tracks, additional frontal armor, and road, sprocket and idler wheels. Delicately produced side skirts are produced to scale thickness, and the associated brackets are accurately formed. No detail has been spared, with even the bolt heads well represented and the left skirt positioned slightly forward of the right one in true conformity to their actual arrangement. To match the newly tooled Schurzen, the kit has also benefitted from a brand new turret produced by a 3-directional slide mold. This exciting kit is brimming with detail, transforming this Ausf.D into an outstanding member of the Panzer IV family. For those modelers looking for something special in their Panzer IVs, this item with better protection and a bigger gun fits the bill!

Drie uitvoeringen mogelijk;

Unidentified Unit, Eastern Front 1944.
"NSKK" Germany 1943.
26th Pz.Div., Italian Front 1944.

Aantal onderdelen; 580.

Features

Turret:

New turret roof rendered w/delicate details
New turret side-skirt armor produced to scale thickness
Newly tooled one-piece 3 directional silde-molded turret for Pz.Kpfw.IV Ausf.D
Side-Skirt door can be positioned open/closed
Realistically detailed side-skirt armor brackets
Includes hollowed out undercut on turret bottom
5 directional slide-molded commander's cupola authenticall recreates structural details
Incorporates toothed turret ring in turret interior

Gun:

Complete gun assembly w/full detail
Finely detailed 7.5cm Kw.K.40 L/43 gun
Rifling inside gun barrel is finely reproduced
Detailed gun muzzle brake
Gun sleeve w/delicate weld and bolt detail made from 3-directional slide molds
Mantlet view port can be modeled open/closed
Mantlet w/aerial deflector for long gun barrel is new
Mantlet guard can be removed and gun unloaded as on the real vehicle

Upper Hull:

Brand new additional armor for driver's and radio operator's panel
Driver's and radio operator's hatches w/interior detail and external rubber bump stops
Driver's interior periscope assembly in fine detail
Newly tooled spare-wheel rack w/spare wheels on upper hull side
Newly tooled cleaning rod
New spare-track bracket on frontal glacis plate
Realistic double-layered air intake
Air-intake covers have option of injection or photo-etched parts
New OVM arrangement on fenders
Newly tooled side fenders w/tread pattern on both sides
Fans and coupling modeled in several parts to provide interior detail
Engine hatches can be assembled open/closed
Photo-etched parts for engine-deck exhaust grill

Lower Hull, suspension, wheels: