Barcode: 0 89195 87491 7
Packaging: 48 Pieces per carton
Box Size: 6.4" x 10.2" x 1.9"
Features:
- Ersatz M10 is accurately presented
- One-piece upper hull accurately replicated
- One-piece 7.5cm Kw.K 42 L/70 gun barrel
- Hollow muzzle brake
- Track links have guide horns for maximum accuracy
- Engine deck w/detail parts
- One-piece DS tracks
- High-quality Cartograf decals
One of Germany's last desperate gambles of WWII was its offensive in the Ardennes
on 16 December 1944. Known today as the Battle of Bulge, the aim was to split
British and American forces in half and drive all the way to Antwerp. Panzer
Brigade 150 had a role in this plan. This formation was supposed to create surprise
and confusion with clandestine armored vehicles! It included five Panther Ausf.G
tanks physically disguised and painted to resemble U.S. Army M10 tank destroyers.
Modifications included removal of the Panther cupola and stowage boxes on the
rear of the hull. Sheet metal on the hull front, turret and turret overhang
was fabricated to disguise the form of the Panther.
The transformation was completed with an olive drab paint scheme and Allied
stars painted on the turret and glacis. This handful of vehicles was designated
Ersatz (i.e. 'substitute') M10.
Dragon has produced an amazing 1/72 scale kit of these Ersatz M10 vehicles.
This is the first time this unique tank has been created in plastic in this
scale. The kit is based on Dragon’s Panther Ausf.G, but the original Panther
incorporates a host of new items to suit this Ersatz M10. The
turret and the upper hull are brand new, made by slide mold. This
long-awaited item is an icon of the Battle of Bulge, and will surely produce
an authentic Ardennes diorama together with various items stemming from the
Battle of the Bulge Dragon released before.
