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German Sd. Kfz. 161 PzKpfw IV Ausf. F1(F) Medium Tank - "White 2", Panzer Division "Grossdeutschland", Eastern Front, 1942 (1:72 Scale)
German Sd. Kfz. 161 PzKpfw IV Ausf. F1(F) Medium Tank - "White 2", Panzer Division Grossdeutschland, Eastern Front, 1942

Dragon German Sd. Kfz. 161 PzKpfw IV Ausf. F1(F) Medium Tank - "White 2", Panzer Division "Grossdeutschland", Eastern Front, 1942




 
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Dragon DRR60695 German Sd. Kfz. 161 PzKpfw IV Ausf. F1(F) Medium Tank - "White 2", Panzer Division "Grossdeutschland", Eastern Front, 1942 (1:72 Scale) "If the tank succeeds, then victory follows."
- Major-General Heinz Guderian, "Achtung Panzer!"

In April 1941, production of the Panzer IV Ausf. F started. It featured 50 mm (1.97 in) single-plate armor on the turret and hull, as opposed to the applique armor added to the Ausf. E, and a further increase in side armor to 30 mm (1.18 in). The weight of the vehicle was now 24.6 short tons, which required a corresponding modification of track width from 380 to 400 mm (14.96 to 15.75 in) to reduce ground pressure. The wider tracks also facilitated the fitting of ice sprags, and the rear idler wheel and front sprocket were modified. A total of 464 Ausf. Fs were produced from April 1941 to March 1942.[citation needed] On May 26 1941, mere weeks before Operation Barbarossa, during a conference with Hitler, it was decided to improve the Panzer IV's main armament. Krupp was awarded the contract to integrate a 50 mm (1.97 in) Pak 38 L/60 gun into the turret and to deliver the first prototype by November 15 1941.

The shock of encountering the Soviet T-34 medium and KV-1 heavy tanks during the first months of Operation Barbarossa in the summer of 1941 necessitated a new tank gun to meet these threats. In response to the difficulty of penetrating British Matilda Infantry tanks during the Battle of France, the Germans had earlier installed a 50 mm (1.97 in) L/60 gun - based on the 5 cm PaK 38 anti-tank gun - on a Panzer IV Ausf. D. However, with the rapid German victory in Russia, the original order of 80 tanks was canceled before they entered production. In November 1941, the decision to up-gun the Panzer IV to the 50-millimetre (1.97 in) L/60 gun was dropped, and instead Krupp was contracted in a joint development to modify Rheinmetall's pending 75 mm (2.95 in) anti-tank gun design (later known as 7.5 cm PaK 40 L/46). Because the recoil length of the PaK 40 was too long for the tank's turret, the recoil mechanism and chamber were shortened. This resulted in the 75-millimetre (2.95 in) KwK 40 L/43.

This particular 1:72 scale replica of a PzKpfw IV Ausf. F1(F) medium tank was attached to Panzer Division "Grossdeutschland", then deployed to the Eastern Front during 1942. Sold Out!

Dimensions:
Length: 4-inches
Width: 1-1/2-inches

Release Date: April 2018

Historical Account: "Greater Germany" - On June 23rd, 1943, Infanterie Division "Grossdeutschland" was officially re-classified as a Panzergrenadier Division. The two infantry regiments became known as Panzer Grenadier Regiment "Grossdeutschland" and Panzer Fusilier Regiment "Grossdeutschland". Interestingly, both units retained their white arm-of-service or branch color (waffenfarbe) rather than the new grass green piping adopted by the panzergrenadiers. Involved in Operation: Zitadelle, Panzer Grenadier Division "Grossdeutschland" was, in actuality, a full-fledged panzer division since it was one of only a handful of units equipped with a battalion of Tiger tanks.

After Kursk, the unit fought on the Dniepr Line, and by early 1944 was fighting in the north, retreating into East Prussia and Latvia as the Russian onslaught continue to gather momentum.

In November 1944, the "Grossdeutschland" Division was still regarded as a Panzergrenadier division, although other units within its 'sphere of influence' were expanded to form the Panzerkorps "Grossdeutschland".

Features
  • Plastic construction
  • Static tracks
  • Rotating turret
  • Elevating gun
  • Accurate markings and insignia
  • Comes in acrylic display case

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