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Sd. Kfz. 161 PzKpfw IV - Ausf. G Medium Tank - Panzer Regiment 11, 6.Panzer Division, 1943

By: Dragon Models

Type: Scale Model

Product Line: Can.Do Pocket Army - WWII Tanks (1/144)

Last Stocked on 6/13/2020

Product Info

Title
Sd. Kfz. 161 PzKpfw IV - Ausf. G Medium Tank - Panzer Regiment 11, 6.Panzer Division, 1943
Publisher
Dimensions
6x8x2"
NKG Part #
2147797457
MFG. Part #
DRA20102
Type
Scale Model

Description

Just one month prior to the commencement of "Operation Typhoon" (the German assault on Moscow) the Waffenamt was scheduled to begin installing the long-barreled 7.5cm KwK gun on its new Mark IV Ausf G tanks. However, when the Wehrmacht encountered the superior Russian KV-1 and T-34 tanks during the summer campaigning season, a decision was made to mount the 7.5cm KwK40 L/43 gun onto as many existing Mark IVs as possible. Since the new gun fired larger rounds than the short-barreled gun mounted on the F1 tanks, ammunition storage capacity had to be increased and the crew compartment had to be re-arranged to accommodate the modifications.

Includes diorama base w/display case.