Sd.Kfz. 173 Jagdpanther with winter crew

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Sd.Kfz.173 JAGDPANTHER with winter crew

CONTAINS 5 FIGURES - NEW GLUEABLE RUBBER TRUCKS - SUPER DECALS FOR 3 VERSIONS - COLOR INSTRUCTIONS SHEET

In first months of 1944, started the production of the heavy tank
destroyer Sd.Kfz.173 "Jagdpanther". It was built on the excellent
chassis of the Panther medium tank on which was installed, in a fixed
casemate, the lethal anti-tank long-barreled gun 8.8 cm Pak 43/3 able to
penetrate the armour of every type of Allied and Soviet tank and
armoured vehicle.  The Jagdpanther offered a good level of protection
thanks to the angled frontal armour to better resist to the direct enemy
hits. Despite the few number of units produced, it was used in
Normandy, in the Ardennes and in the Eastern Front until the end of the
war. The crew was formed by five men and, inside the combat room of the
casemate, there was enough space to load 57 rounds for the 8.8 cm
cannon. Due to its operational features it was extremely effective and
was much feared by the enemy tank crews.