1:16 Trumpeter 00921 German Pzkpfw IV Ausf.J Medium Tank Plastic Model kit

ThePanzerkampfwagenIV (Pz.Kpfw. IV) Sd Kfz 161, commonly known as the Panzer IV, was amedium tankdeveloped inNazi Germanyin the late 1930s and used extensively during the Second World War.

Its ordnance inventory designation wasSd.Kfz.161.

Designed as an infantry-support tank, the Panzer IV was not originally intended to engage enemy armour—that function was performed by the lighterPanzer III. However, with the flaws of pre-war doctrine becoming apparent, and in the face of SovietT-34 tanks, the Panzer IV soon assumed the tank-fighting role of its increasingly obsolete cousin. The most widely manufactured and deployed German tank of the Second World War, the Panzer IV was used as the base for many other fighting vehicles, including theSturmgeschütz IVtank destroyer, theWirbelwindself-propelled anti-aircraft weapon, and theBrummbärself-propelled gun, amongst others.

* Full interior details, individual tracks links, metal gun barrel, multi slide moulded lower hull and upper hull and photo etch parts included.

Big and detailed kit!