1:35 German Pz.BeobWg V Ausf.A
Item No 84534

Bar Code 6939319245342

Scale 1:35

Panther is the common name of a medium tank fielded by Nazi
Germany in World War II that served from mid-1943 to the end of
the European war in 1945. The Panther's excellent combination of
firepower, mobility, and protection served as a benchmark for
other nations' late war and immediate post-war tank designs, and
it is frequently regarded as one of the best tank designs of
World War II.
While sharing essentially the same engine as the Tiger I tank, it
had better frontal armor, better gun penetration, was lighter
overall and thus faster, and could handle rough terrain better
than the Tigers. The tradeoff was weaker side armor; the Panther
proved to be deadly in open country and shooting from long range,
but vulnerable to close-quarters combat. Also, the 75 mm gun
fired a slightly smaller shell than the Tiger's 88 mm gun,
providing less high explosive firepower against infantry, though
it was still quite effective.

The Panther was also far cheaper to produce than the Tiger tanks,
and only slightly more expensive than the Panzer IV, as its
design came to fruition at the same time that the Reich Ministry
of Armament and War Production was making great efforts to
increase war production. Key elements of the Panther design, such
as its armor, transmission and final drive, were compromises
made specifically to improve production rates and address
Germany's war shortages, whereas other elements such as its
highly compact engine and its complex suspension system remained
with their elegant but complicated engineering. The result was
that Panther tank production was far higher than what was
possible for the Tiger tanks, but not much higher than what had
been accomplished with the Panzer IV. At the same time, the
simplified final drive became the single major cause of
breakdowns of the Panther tank, and was a problem that was never
corrected.

Item Type Plastic Model Armor Kit

Model Dimension Length: 200mm Width: 98mm

Photo Etched Parts 3 pcs

More Features

refined detail
multi-slide molded hull and turret
individual tracks
photo etched parts