Jagdpanzer IV A-0

Germany based its Jagdpanzer IV tank destroyer on the chassis of the ubiquitous and reliable Panzer IV tank. The vehicle mounted a lethal 75mm main gun in a fixed superstructure or casemate. The low-profile vehicle was actually designed as a replacement for the successful StuG.III, and it was built in three variants, the first of which was the 0-series, essentially a Jagdpanzer IV pre-production version. The 0-series is easily identified by the rounded front corners of the superstructure, a feature that was dropped for production and ballistic reasons once manufacture began. It mounted a 7.5cm PaK39 gun, plus ports for two 7.92mm machine guns in the glacis plate. The first 0-series vehicle was produced in January 1944.

This Dragon 1/35 scale rendition of a Jagdpanzer IV A-0 is well engineered and carefully crafted to accurately recreate the original pre-production vehicle. Indeed, it has no connection with old item No.9059 that Dragon released ages ago. This is a brand new kit that employs parts such as the chassis and road wheels from Dragon’s current generation of exemplary Panzer IV kits, combined with easy-to-assemble tracks made from DS. Furthermore, the superstructure and roof are brand new. It has the correct superstructure with distinctive rounded corners that makes it stand out from production Jagdpanzer IVs, while the 75mm PaK39 gun is fitted with a muzzle brake. In fact, Dragon has made the 1/35 kit even more attractive by offering two different options in the box. These options allow either of two different vehicle configurations to be created as modelers wish.

Main Features:

Authentic-looking 1/35 Scale Jagdpanzer IV A-0

Photo-etched part for sliding cover of gun sight slot

New one-piece fighting-compartment superstructure made by slide mold Highly detailed superstructure roof

Cast Saukopf gun mantlet and ball mounting plate molded as single pieces with suitable texture

Extreme level of detail on superstructure roof, including photo-etched part

Hatches in superstructure can be posed open/closed

Engine deck has full detail

Side-skirt armor produced to scale thickness

Elements such as cradle and gun sight mount for L/43 gun accurately reproduced

Highly detailed 7.5cm PaK39 L/43 gun includes full breech

Rear hull features all details such as exhaust muffler

Frontal glacis plate

Gun sight and recoil system accurately detailed

Realistic return rollers included

Road wheels and suspension w/multiple components exhibit crisp detail

Sprockets and idler wheels w/delicate detail

Periscope mode from clear part

One-piece DS tracks w/well defined detail

Miniatures are supplied unpainted and assembly may be required.