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THIS PRODUCT IS IN-STOCK. OUT OF PRODUCTION, EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO FIND, ONE OF THE MOST SOUGHT AFTER DRAGON ARMOR 1/72 SCALE MODELS BY COLLECTORS, ONE OF THE FIRST DRAGON ARMOR 1/72 SCALE MODELS RELEASED AND ONLY ONE LEFT!!! PLEASE NOTE:
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| Dragon Armor German Sd. Kfz. 173 Jagdpanther Tank Destroyer - schwere Panzerjager Abteilung 559, Autumn 1944 , #60006. | • Type of Model: Pre-Assembled Diecast Model
• Year of Release: 2003
• Scale: 1:72 Scale
• Product Attributes: Authentic Detailing, Pre-Painted and Markings Pre-Applied, Fully Assembled, Diecast Model, True to Scale (1:72), High Quality, and Painted
• Type of Display Base: Diecast Model Mounted to a Black Display Base with Clear Acrylic Cover.
Brand new, unopened, mint in box condition; PLEASE NOTE that all product packaging and boxes will have some shelf ware and may have minor imperfections like creases, folds, indentions or small tears in the boxes. ALSO, Old Retail Price Stickers may be on the Outside of the Packaging or May be Attached to the Display Case. |
| About the German Jagdpanther Tank Destroyer:
The Jagdpanther ("Hunting Panther") was a tank destroyer built by Nazi Germany during World War II based on the chassis of the Panther tank. A heavy tank destroyer design based on the 88 mm Pak 43 gun and the Panther tank chassis was ordered in late 1942 as design SdKfz 173. Production started in early 1944; at the same time Hitler specified the Jagdpanther ("hunting panther") name.To accommodate the gun, the sides of the Panther tank were extended up to provide a roomy interior, while maintaining a very low profile. Both the Panther Ausf. G and Jagdpanther had side armor of increased elevation to enhance this effect even further and to harmonize production. It was armed with an anti-tank version of the same long-barreled 88 mm gun as the Tiger II and a 7.92 mm MG-34 machine gun in the front glacis plate for local defense. The Jagdpanther had a good power-to-weight ratio and a powerful main gun, enabling it to destroy any type of Allied tank. The Jagdpanther's low profile meant that it was easily camouflaged. Because it was based on the existing Panther chassis, the vehicle did not suffer too many mechanical problems. It was manned by a crew of 5, a driver, radio-operator, commander, gunner, and a loader.Two variants can be distinguished by the following characteristics: one with a welded steel band around the main gun mantlet and the other with a bolted-on band. The versions with the bolted-on ring were equipped with Pak 43/4 gun. Early Jagdpanthers had a monobloc gun barrel and two vision openings for the driver, whereas late versions had only one.Around 392 Jagdpanthers were manufactured between 1944 and 1945. They equipped heavy antitank battalions and served mainly on the Eastern Front, although significant numbers were concentrated in the West for the Ardennes Offensive. They were first encountered in the west in very small numbers late in the Battle of Normandy, where the German 654th Heavy Antitank Battalion (schwere Panzerjäger-Abteilung) deployed about 12 Jagdpanthers against British units. The Jagdpanther was regarded by the ordance experts as one of the best tracked weapon systems during World War II. Weighing in at 46 tons and propelled by the powerful Maybach V-12 cylinder engine, this tank destroyer had well balanced fire power, protection and mobility to high standards. |
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