Pz.IV Ausf.F1-14.Pz.Div.- Russia 1942

Item number: 88002

Status: sold out!

Scale: 1/72

About the model:
* true to scale diecast model made from metal, smaller parts made from plastic
* fully assembled
* rotating wheels with flexible track (unique for 1/72 diecast models)
* rotating turret and elevatable gun
* historically accurate painted and marked for 14.Pz.Div. in Russia
* including protective case for display
* package comes with open window display
* limited production!

About the original:
Around 470 Panzer IV F1 were produced from April 1941 to February 1942. It had the 8 wheel suspension like its predecessors and was still armed with the short barreled 7,5cm KwK37 L/24 and two MG34. The crew consisted of 5 soldiers.
The Panzer IV Ausf.F1 featured the new 50mm thick frontal armor and had the new 40cm wide tracks.
The engine was the 265HP Maybach HL120TRM which allowed a maximum speed of 42km/h on street. The Panzer IV Ausf.F1 was 5.92m long, 2.88m wide and 2.68m high. It weighted 22.3 tons.
The 14.Panzerdivision was raised in August 1940 and battled in Hungary, Yugoslavia, Cholm, Mous, Charkow and Stalingrad. It was destroyed in January 1943 in Stalingrad.

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