Tuesday 12 April 2011

Panzer IV

The Panzerkampfwagen IV was the bulk of the German Panzerarmee during WWII, with over 8.800 produced betwenn 1936 and 1945. Robust and reliable, it saw service in all the fronts during the war and if you were and Allied and you found a German tank, probably would be a Panzer IV, but not a Tiger, Panther or King Tiger, that were in a few number...This medium tank played a very important role during great battles in all the fronts, Kursk (Eastern Front), Normandy, Ardennes, (Western Front) etc...Substitute of its predecessor Panzer III, this tank was also widely exported to Bulgaria, Finland, France, Romania, Spain and Syria, were they saw combat during the Six-Day War against Israel in....1967 !!!
The pictures below are 1/72 scale models from Altaya, Dragon Armor, Panzerstahl and Unimax Forces of Valor.


































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