Tamiya 1/35 German Medium Tank Panther Ausf.D #35345  [35345]

This 1/35 Military Miniature Series model kit illustrates the German Panther, a WWII AFV developed by Germany to fight the mighty Russian T-34. Given the value of stopping the T-34 since the Russians switched the tide in WWII, the Panther was a priority which was emphasized by armored warfare specialist Heinz Guderian's part within the design process. The Panther stuffed a robust L/70 7.5cm weapon (rumored to have applied for a T-34 at 3km) and combined it with exceptional mobility and a 55km/h top rate. In the same way notably, it made great use of T-34-inspired sloped armor, as much as 80mm in places. As things proved, development of the Panther was hurried once the German situation worsened, which led to severe reliability dilemmas in engagements for instance the Battle of Kursk in July 1943. Even though, it proved offensively and defensively extremely capable. The Ausf.D ended up being the first variant of Panther; 842 were manufactured between January and September 1943.

Requirements:

• Scale: 1/35
• Construction type: Assembly kit
• Photo-etch parts: Perhaps Not included
• Decals: Included
• Unique feature 1: Newly-tooled kit captures the type of the Panther Ausf.D with sloped armor, and long 7.5cm gun.
• Unique feature 2: Ausf.D-specific features consist of: smoke dischargers and rear panel layout.
• Special function 3: Belt type tracks.
• Unique function 4: 1-piece molded weapon barrel features separate muzzle braking system parts.
• Special function 5: All hatches in the model (excluding small hands port), plus gun travel lock are going parts.
• Special function 6: Radiator and fan are reproduced using separate components, for an extremely detail by detail finish.
• Special function 7: Turret rear has opening escape hatch.
• Special function 8: Built-in poly caps ensure that the wheel construction is an easy procedure, which tires move following the model is finished.
• Unique feature 9: Commander upper body figure plus full human anatomy team figure included.
• Special feature 10: 3 marking options consist of Battle of Kursk product.