'39-'45 Serie
The story goes that if you gave the specifications for a horse to a committee they'd come up with the camel. Such is essentially the case with the creation of the Panther, which was what a German committee came up with after examining the Soviet T-34. It had twice the firepower, twice the frontal armor, weighed 50% more, but had only half the range and a small part of the reliability of its instigator. But whereas the T-34 had entered production in August 1940, the Panther did not get into production until January 1943 and first saw combat at Kursk in July 1943.
The shock to the Soviets was not as bad as it was when the Soviets introduced the T-34 to the Germans in June 1941. Both tanks had the same basic capabilities, e.g. they could destroy their opponent anywhere on the battlefield with little chance of the opponent being able to defeat them. But like the early T-34s, the Panther was not mechanically reliable, and also suffered from being unable to defend itself well at short range due to the lack of a well-protected and functional bow mounted or AA machine gun.
Twee uitvoeringen mogelijk;
- Unidentified Unit, 1943.
- Unidentified Unit, 1943.
Aantal onderdelen; 730.
Features:
- Accurate weld patterns on turret with Zimmerit
- Delicate Zimmerit pattern around the upper hull
- New stowage boxes with Zimmerit detail
- Finely detailed hull bottom
- Slide-molded multi-part muzzle brake
- Intricate slide-molded front light assembly
- Suspension assembly with separate swing arms
- Idler arms can be modeled in different positions
- One-piece slide-molded track with hollow guide horns by DS
- Clear parts for cupola periscopes
- Includes hull MG made to Gen2 standard
- Rear hatch can be modeled open/closed
- Optional separate pistol port with chain
- Finely detailed jack
- Bonus on-vehicle tools without clasps
- Metal U-shaped tow shackles
- Metal width indicator poles
- Metal gun barrel
- Photo-etched travel lock in extreme detail
- Photo-etched on-vehicle tool brackets
- Photo-etched engine deck grills
- Photo-etched spare track rack
- Bonus metal side armor skirts
- New Cartograf decal
