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Item No:35290

1/35 Military Miniature Series No.290

1/35 GERMAN PANZERKAMPFWAGEN III Ausf.N (Sd.Kfz.141/2)

Length: 154 mm. Image shows painted and assembled kit.

During the middle stages of WWII, most German military vehicles had trouble providing adequate support to troops, therefore the N type tank was built to help solve this problem. The N type tank replaced its Marder III main battery with a 7.5cm gun which could fire high-performance high-explosive bursting projectile shells. From June 1942 through to August 1943, existing J, L, & M models also received these upgrades and 663 tanks were fitted, and another 37 were also upgraded later in 1944. In the summer of 1942 these tanks appeared on the battlefield with their highly explosive shells, and they proved to be highly efficient in their role of reinforcing the ground troops. They were deployed into newly organized heavy tank battalions, to make up for the lack of Tiger I tanks. As a support tank, the N type was easy to manage and very reliable, and in the latter half of WWII it fought at many fronts.
About the Model
★This is a 1/35 plastic assembly model kit of the German Panzerkampfwagen III Ausf.N tank. ★Length 154mm. The short barrel 7.5cm gun has been realistically reproduced. ★The gun barrel is made of high precision aluminum, and the etchings on the grill add to the tanks high details. ★The 7.5cm gun is produced in two parts. The loading area is accurately reproduced. ★There are parts for the smoke discharger on the left and right of the turret. ★Two kinds of commander figures, as well as four sets of markings for the Russian and African fronts are included.

Information is current as of February 29, 2008. Specifications are subject to change without notice.

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