Sd.Kfz.173 Jagdpanther Ausf.G1 Early Production Pz.Div.Großdeutschland, Fall 1944 (1:72 Scale)

Product Dimensions: 5.40 x 1.87 x 1.48 in.

Model History and Information: The Jagdpanther combined the long 8.8 cm Pak 43/3 L/71 gun, of the same class carried by the Tiger II, with the hull, engine and running gear of the Panther, producing a tank destroyer that could defeat contemporary Allied armour while keeping the Panther's mobility and sloped glacis. Daimler-Benz showed a full-size model to Hitler in October 1943; production began in January 1944 under MIAG, joined later by Maschinenfabrik Niedersachsen Hannover and Maschinenbau und Bahnbedarf, and the shortened name "Jagdpanther" was adopted that February. Allied bombing held output well below the planned rate: 413 were completed during the war. The G1 was the initial production series, built directly on the standard Panther G hull.

Model Features & Details:

• 1:72 scale German Jagdpanther Ausf.G1 tank destroyer
• Diecast metal and plastic construction
• Factory pre-assembled and pre-painted, ready to display with no assembly or gluing required
• 8.8 cm Pak 43 gun in a fixed casemate on the Panther hull
• Early Ausf.G1 production configuration
• Fixed casemate superstructure with no turret
• Sloped Panther hull with interleaved road wheels
• Detailed tracked running gear with fitted tracks and road wheels
• Finely detailed surface with panel lines, access hatches, tools and stowage
• Panzer-Division Grossdeutschland markings, Fall 1944, pad-printed so it will not fade or peel like decals
• Includes a clear display case to protect the model

Packaging: Supplied in the manufacturer's original retail packaging.