Just one month prior to the commencement of "Operation Typhoon" (the German assault on Moscow) the Waffenamt was scheduled to begin installing the long-barreled 7.5cm KwK gun on its new Mark IV Ausf G tanks. However, when the Wehrmacht encountered the superior Russian KV-1 and T-34 tanks during the summer campaigning season, a decision was made to mount the 7.5cm KwK40 L/43 gun onto as many existing Mark IVs as possible. Since the new gun fired larger rounds than the short-barreled gun mounted on the F1 tanks, ammunition storage capacity had to be increased and the crew compartment had to be re-arranged to accommodate the modifications.

This particular 1:72 scale replica of a German PzKpfw IV Ausf. F2(G) medium tank and Kubelwagen were attached to Panzerabteilung 204, 22.Panzer Division, then deployed to the Eastern Front during 1942. Sold Out!

Dimensions:
Length: 4-inches
Width: 1-1/2-inches

Release Date: January 2011

Historical Account: "Resurrection" - The 22.Panzer-Division was formed in France in September 1941. It was transferred to the southern sector of the Eastern front during February 1942. It was almost destroyed when it was encircled during the fighting near Stalingrad. Afterwards, it was redesignated Kampfgruppe Brugsthaler in March 1943 and absorbed into 23.Panzer-Division in April.