Barcode: 0 89195 89131 0
Case Pack: 20 pieces per carton
Box Size: 9.6" x 15" x 3.1"
Features:
- Bonus Panzergrenadiers Panzer Lehr Division (4 figures set)
- Value-added Magic Tracks provided
The Panzer-Lehr-Division was one of the most elite units of the Wehrmacht during
WWII. Formed in 1943 from a cadre of training troops (lehr means “teach”), this
armored division was ready to repel the Allied invasion of Western Europe. This
meant it was well equipped with fighting vehicles, although the formation was
almost completely annihilated at Caen and the Falaise pocket. One of the vehicles
the division was equipped with was the Jagdpanzer IV tank destroyer. Based on
the Panzer IV chassis, this vehicle had a casemate instead of a turret. A 7.5cm
PaK 39 L/48 gun was fitted inside the fighting compartment on early-production
vehicles because the planned PaK 42 L/70 cannon wasn’t ready in time. Production
commenced in January 1944, with the Pak 42 coming on stream in August of that
year.
Cyber-Hobby has come up with a perfect combination for its next Orange Box
release. This set pitches together a 1/35 scale Jagdpanzer IV A-0 with a set
of Panzer-Lehr figures. The Jagdpanzer IV A-0 represents a pre-production vehicle
with the shorter L/48 gun with muzzle brake, and it’s distinguished by rounded
edges on the front of the fighting compartment. The 1/35 Jagdpanzer IV is accurately
molded, and it comes with decals depicting the Panzer-Lehr-Division as it fought
in Normandy after the D-Day landings. The tank destroyer is enhanced by having
Magic Tracks available. There are four figures included in the set, with the
soldiers conferring about how best to deploy their vehicles. This Jagdpanzer
and Lehr Division combination is a perfect match!
