Barcode: 0 89195 86232 7
Packaging: 20 pieces per master carton
Box Size: 9.6"x15"x3.1"
1/35 Sd. Kfz. 182 Kingtiger (Battle of Bulge)
To commemorate the 60th anniversary of this important battle in WWII, Dragon
brings you this fully detailed King Tiger kit.
The King Tiger Heavy Tank played an important role in this battle. Some King
Tigers of the sPzAbt 506 and SSsPzAbt 501 were equipped with 18-teeth sprockets
and the new track Kgs73/800/152 for test purposes.
This new kit features this variant of the King Tiger
FEATURES:
New-Tooled Parts:
Kgs 73/800/152 track link
18-teeth Sprockets
New Gun Shield
Road wheel
Special Features:
Additional 18-teeth sprocket
Two kinds of gun shield for option
New-designed photo-etched parts
Metal cable wire
Cartograf decal
Bonus:
Volksgrenadier x 4
Aluminum barrel
Brass 88mm ammunition
About the Battle of the Bulge:
The German Ardennes Offensive starting in late December 1944, popularly known
as the Battle of the Bulge, was the last major German offensive on the Western
Front in World War II. It was intended that the German army would split the
Allied line in half, capture Antwerp, sweep north and encircle and destroy four
Allied armies, thus forcing them to negotiate for peace.
Although unsuccessful, it nevertheless tied down huge amounts of Allied resources,
and a slow response to the resulting gap in their lines erased months from their
timetable. An alternative analysis is that the offensive allowed the Allies
to severely deplete the cream of German army outside the defenses of the West
Wall and in poor supply state, greatly easing the assault on Germany afterward.
In numerical terms, it is the largest battle the United States Army has ever
fought.
