1/35 Tamiya 35065, German Panther Medium Tank Panzerkampfwagen V, Ausf.A

Description: 1/35 Tamiya No: 35065 German Panther Medium TankPanzerkampfwagen V, Ausf. A NEW: (Old Stock), unused, unopened, undamaged item. See the seller’s listing for full details. Box is in good, but not in perfect shape. Scale: 1/35 Product Number: 35065 This is a plastic model kit from Tamiya. Kit consists of unassembled and unpainted plastic parts. Assembly is required. Please Note: This is new old stock. Boxes are in good, but not in perfect shape. The Panther is often believed to be the best German tank of the Second World WarThe Panther was born out of the shock of combat on the Eastern Front during the 1941 Operation Barbarossa. There, German units first met the T-34 and KV-1 tanks which posed significant problems to the German tank and anti-tank cannons. Panther tanks first saw action on the Eastern fronts. They were also used in Italy, France, Belgium and Holland. They took part in the Ardennes offensive, the battle of the Bulge plus the defence of Germany. It had better cross-country mobility than the Tiger tank and had the same if not more hitting power, with its 7.5 cm Kw.K 42 L/70 long barrelled high velocity anti-tank gun. Around 6,000 were produced. Though officially classified as a medium tank, at 44.8 metric tons the Panther was closer in weight to contemporary foreign heavy tanks. The Panther’s weight caused logistical problems, such as an inability to cross certain bridges, otherwise the tank had a very high power-to-weight ratio which made it highly mobile. The use of sloped armor kept the weight of the tank down but maintained its protection level. The angled front 80 mm armor glacis plate gave more protection than the Tiger tank’s 100 mm vertical armour plate. This fact is not often mentioned. An enemy’s standard armour piercing round fired from directly in front of the tank hitting the glacis plate in a straight line had to penetrate 139 mm (5.4 inches) of armor due to the angle of the armour. If the enemy tank was firing at the front of a Panther tank but at a 45 degree angle to it, the shell would have to pass through 197 mm (7.7 inches) of armor. Enemy tank crews always tried to out flank Panther tanks to fire at its more vulnerable side or rear armor. German Panther tank crew’s tactics involved presenting their frontal armour towards enemy tanks as much as possible. The Panzer V Ausf.A Panther The naming of Panther production variants did not, unlike most German tanks, follow alphabetical order: the initial variant, Panther “D” (Ausf. D), was followed by “A” and “G” variants. The Panther Ausf. A, entered production in August 1943. Inprovements over the Ausf.D included a better turret with a new commander’s cupola and increased turret traverse speed along with improvements to the transmission and other engine components making the tank mechannically more reliable. SHIPPING & HANDLING IN THE U.S.U.S. contiguous 48 States All items are shipped insured. NO EXCEPTIONS! INTERNATIONAL CUSTOMERS … All packages are shipped through Ebay’s Global Shipping Program. All Duties, Taxes and Customs Fees imposed by your country are your responsibility and are not estimated into the shipping cost. NO EXCEPTIONS! “I Combine Shipping When Possible!” PAYMENTSPayment is due within 3 days after auctions ends. If you need extra time to pay, please notify me so arrangements can be made. “Thank You For Stopping By To View My Listings!” _gsrx_vers_1516 (GS 9.3 (1516))

Price: 24.95 USD

Location: Chicago, Illinois

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