This is a completely new model of the fearsome German tank destroyer
Jagdpanzer IV Lang. It is designed from the ground up to be part of the
long catalog of models offered in the Tamiya 1/35 scale line up of model
kits.

The original Jagdpanzer IV tank destroyer was based upon the Panzer
IV vehicle and used extensive sloped armor with the 48-caliber 7.5cm gun
that had already proven its worth on other vehicles. In January 1944,
it was decided to upgrade the Jagdpanzer IV, with the powerful
70-caliber 7.5cm anti-tank gun installed in place of the original
48-caliber weapon. This bigger gun was fitted to the Jadgpanzer IV with
the intention of giving it the ability to destroy Allied tanks without
even entering their weapons range. It was also the origin of the name
Lang, which translates into English as «long». The (V) was applied to
vehicles manufactured by the German company Vomag. 930 Jagdpanzer IV
/70(V) Lang vehicles were manufactured between August 1944 and March
1945, with German forces taking advantage of the exceptional range of
the gun, employing it in both defensive and ambush roles even as their
military situation worsened. December 2014 marks 70 years since the
Battle of the Bulge, which was effectively the final German offensive of
WWII. This model is perfect and right on time to liven up late Second
World War dioramas.

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JAGDPANZER IV LANG 1/35

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