Trumpeter 00921 1/16 German Pzkpfw IV Ausf J Medium Tank

The PanzerkampfwagenIV (Pz.Kpfw. IV) Sd Kfz 161, commonly known as the Panzer IV, was a medium tank developed inNazi Germany in the late 1930s and used extensively during the Second World War. Its ordnance inventory designation wasSd.Kfz.161.

Designed as an infantry-support tank, the Panzer IV was not originally intended to engage enemy armour—that function was performed by the lighter Panzer III. However, with the flaws of pre-war doctrine becoming apparent, and in the face of SovietT-34 tanks, the Panzer IV soon assumed the tank-fighting role of its increasingly obsolete cousin. The most widely manufactured and deployed German tank of the Second World War, the Panzer IV was used as the base for many other fighting vehicles, including the Sturmgeschutz IVtank destroyer, the Wirbelwindself-propelled anti-aircraft weapon, and the Brummbarself-propelled gun, amongst others.

Features

• The kit consists of over 2000 parts

• The Kit W/Refined Detail

• Multi-Slide Moulded Lower Hull And Upper Hull

• Full Interior Details

• Individual Tracks Links

• Photo-Eteched Parts Included

• Metal Gun Barrel

Specifications

• Model Brief: Length: 438.7mm Width: 207.6mm

• Total Parts: 2000+

• Metal Parts: gun barrel , copper cable , springs

• Photo Etched Parts: 8 pcs

• Total Sprues: 74 sprues , upper hull , lower hull , turret and track links