RyeField Model Pz.Kpfw. IV Ausf. G Workable Tracks 1/35 Scale RM-5102

Description

The PzKpfw IV (Panzerkampfwagen IV) was a German medium tank of World War II. The first prototypes of the vehicle were created in 1936 and mass production continued in the period 1938-1945, ending with the production of approximately 8,600 vehicles. The D version of the tank was powered by a single Maybach HL 120 TRM engine with a capacity of 300 HP. It was armed with 1 75 mm KwK 37 L/24 cannon and 2 7.92 mm MG 34 machine guns.

The PzKpfw IV was created following a competition announced in late 1934 by the German Armaments Department for a medium tank weighing up to 18 tons and armed with a 75 mm cannon. The competition was won by the Krupp company, whose vehicle was put into mass production – it turned out to be a vehicle that could be safely called the “workhorse ” of the German armored forces during World War II and one of the most intensively developed and modernized Wehrmacht tanks. Many variants of the PzKpfw IV were created during production. Chronologically, the first was version A, armed with a short 75 mm gun and a 230 hp engine. However, versions B and C appeared quickly, in which several significant changes were made: first of all, more powerful engines (265 HP in version B and Maybach HL 120 TRM with 300 HP in version C – which were installed in PzKpfw IV until 1945 year), and the armor of the entire car was improved. The F1 and F2 versions turned out to be a real revolution, in which the frontal armor was increased to 60 mm and the main armament was replaced by the large 75 mm long-barreled KwK 40 L / 43 gun, which in 1942 and 1943 allowed them to fight any ally or Soviet. The most frequently produced versions of the PzKpfw IV were the G, H and J versions, which were very similar to the F1 and F2 versions. The main armament did not change significantly (it was still the KwK 40 cannon), as well as the engine and chassis. On the other hand, the armor was slightly reinforced, and from the beginning of 1943 armored screens (Schurzen) were installed on it. Many other vehicles were built on the PzKpfw IV chassis, such as the StuG IV assault gun, the Nashorn tank destroyer or the Wirbelwind self-propelled anti-aircraft gun. PzKpfw IV tanks were used on almost all fronts of the Second World War – from the September campaign of 1939, through the French campaign of 1940, operations Barbarossa and Typhoon in 1941, the Battle of Kursk in 1943, until the last operations of the German Army against the USSR and the Western Allies in 1944-1945.

Assemblage et peinture requis. Le kit n'inclut pas la colle de ciment modèle, la peinture et les outils. Supervision d'un adulte si nécessaire.

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