Zvezda 6151 1/100 (Snap-Fit) German Medium Tank Panzer IV Ausf.D

This is a plastic snap fit model kit, which comes unassembled and unpainted. So model paints and other basic modelling tools are additionally required. This "snap fit" model can be assembled without glue.

The set includes unit flag and unit card for use with the Art of Tactic WWII game.

Developed in the late 1930s, the Panzerkampfwagen IV-more commonly called the "Panzer IV"-would see service throughout World War II on every major front. Designed under the guidance of the famous tank General Heinz Guderian, this tank would eventually become the main tank of the German army. The Panzer IV was the only German tank that remained in production during the entire war, and more than 8800 were completed by war's end.

Originally envisioned as an "infantry tank" that would be deployed to support infantry formations, the Panzer IV was not designed to fight enemy tanks directly. However, when the German army was confronted by superior Soviet tanks, this robust and reliable was quickly upgraded and converted to the role of tank fighter.

The Ausfuhrung D ("version D") model of the Panzer IV entered production in 1939 featured improved armour protection compared to earlier models and a machine gun for use against infantry. It's 75mm short-barrelled howitzer could fire both high explosive rounds, or Panzergranate armour-piercing shells that could penetrate up to 43mm of armour at ranges up to 700 meters.