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Sd.Kfz.167 StuG.IV (Early Production)

By: Dragon Models

Type: Scale Model

Product Line: Dragon Models - Armor Pro Series (1/72)

Last Stocked on 6/3/2021

Product Info

Title
Sd.Kfz.167 StuG.IV (Early Production)
Publisher
Publish Year
2005
Dimensions
10.25x6.5x2"
NKG Part #
2147877650
MFG. Part #
DRA7235
Type
Scale Model
Material
Plastic

Description

  • features the early production gun mantlet
  • correct early production hatch
  • includes the correct MG mount with shield
  • slide-molded one-piece return rollers are authentically made and convenient to assemble
  • slide-molded dual road wheels are perfectly molded in one piece
  • road wheel hubs are separate pieces, allowing the highest level of detail
  • accurately reproduced one-piece track links in Dragon Styrene

    DECALS/Photo-etched:

  • photo-etched parts for side skirts and their brackets
  • decals by Cartograf

    About the StuG IV:

    Sturmgeschütz is a German word for "assault gun", abbreviated StuG. They were widely as fire support to infantry, panzer and panzergrenadier units. The vehicle was essentially a tank chassis with a gun, usually a long-barreled 75mm, mounted on it. Due to it not having the gun mounted in a turret, it afforded the crew more space but limited the traverse of the gun, requiring the whole vehicle to turn to aim at a target most of the time. Throughout World War II, especially later in the war, Germany produced more assault guns than tanks, because they were cheaper and quicker to produce due to the lack of a need to put in a revolving turret and the complex machinery, and were almost as effective as tanks. They also provided a use for obsolete tank chassis, most assault guns being mounted on Panzer III and Panzer IV chassis, producing the StuG III and StuG IV, respectively.

    The StuG IV is a slightly modified Sturmgeschütz III superstructure mounted on a Panzer IV chassis. Around 1100 were built starting in 1943. The StuG IV was known as a very effective tank killers, especially on the Eastern Front.

    Models are supplied unpainted and some assembly may be required.