Barcode: 0 89195 60554 2
Case Pack: 24 pieces per carton
Box Size: 7.2" x 3.1" x 3.7"
Germany produced numerous types of tank destroyers during WWII, and in the
defensive battles that characterized the latter half of the war, they proved
very effective. Perhaps at the apex of the tank destroyer evolutionary tree
was the Sd.Kfz.173 Jagdpanther. This vehicle was based on the famous Panther
tank. The turret was replaced with a well-sloped superstructure that mounted
an 8.8cm PaK 43 cannon, with an MG34 machine gun also fitted in the glacis plate.
This long-barreled gun, the same as that fitted to the Kingtiger, was a potent
weapon, and 55 ammo rounds were carried internally. Maximum armor thickness
was 100mm and the vehicle had relatively good mobility. The Jagdpanther was
ordered in late 1942, and production of 415 vehicles commenced in January 1944.
The 45.5-tonne Jagdpanther fought on both the Eastern and Western Fronts, and
took a heavy toll on enemy tanks. Production can be classified into two main
variants – an Early and a Late – with primary differences including the mantlet
and engine deck.
Dragon Armor is pleased to offer a new 1/72 scale model of a Late-Production
Jagdpanther. The vehicle is produced in stunning detail. The sleek profile is
accurately represented and the model’s finished in a distinctive late-war camouflage
scheme of three color bands. The unknown-unit vehicle fought in East Prussia
as Germany progressively retreated in the face of Russian assaults, as the war
drew to an inevitable close in 1945. The fully built-up model also carries a
suitable amount of weathering to give it just the right air of authenticity.
It makes a useful counterpart to Dragon Armor’s previous Jagdpanther.
