1/35 German Sd.Kfz.179 Bergepanther Ausf.G
Item #84553

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 while 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.

Kit Includes:
Detailed Bosch headlight with cable
Detailed hoist with photo-etched details
Optional position rear stabilizing blade
Accurate heavy vehicle winch
Full interior driver's compartment
Several defensive armament options
Detailed V-12 Maybach engine and transmission
Separately molded running gear with independent track links and
photo etched spare track brackets

Item No: 84553

Item Name: German Sd.Kfz.179 Bergepanther Ausf.G

Bar Code: 6939319245533

Scale: 1:35

Item Type: Plastic Model Armor Kit

Model Dimension: Length: 257mm Width: 165.7mm

Metal Parts: copper cable, chain

More Features:

-the kit w/refined detail
-multi-slide molded lower hull, turret
-individual tracks
-photo etched parts included