Italeri 1/35 Pz.Kpfw. IV F1/F2/G kit with Afrika Korps Infantry (El Alamein 1942 2022) 6593

DECALS SHEET FOR 4 VERSIONS – NEW GLUABLE RUBBER TRUCK – COLOUR INSTRUCTION SHEET

CONTAINS 9 FIGURES

Detailed kit with figures – Additional items required to complete as illustrated

The Panzer IV was the most extensively used German tank during the Second World War. It represented the backbone of the German Panzer Divisions on all operational theatres. The production of Panzer IV Ausf. F, started in 1941, marked a decisive boost in the evolution of the tank. It featured an improved armour on the turret and hull. The first version of Panzer IV F, featuring the traditional 7.5 cm. KwK 37 short-barrelled cannon, were not able to fight successfully against the Soviet T-34 and KV-1 heavy armoured tank. The adoption of the anti-tank design KwK 40 long-barrelled cannon, on the Ausf. F2 version, has decisively increased the Panzer IV effectiveness against enemy tanks. Thanks to its new high velocity and high penetration gun, the Panzer IV became, once again, lethal on the battlefields. They were used, albeit in limited numbers, with the 15th and 21st Panzer Divisions on the North African front.