Dragon 6522 1/35 Scale, PaK 43/3 L/71 Anti-Tank Gun Plastic Model Kit (DG6522)

About

Pak 43 (Panzerabwehrkanone 43) by the Nazi German army Wehrmacht II. It is a 88 mm tank ball ball used during World War II. Developed by Rheinmetall-Borsig AG, this ball was actually produced as a 88 mm anti-aircraft weapon. The use of the weapon against tanks is usually dedicated to Erwin Rommel. But for the first time in this way, it was during the French campaign. In these trials, the weapon was so successful against the tanks that the Krupp company turned this ball into a tank. In the future, this ball was the most influential tank weapon in his hand. There were a wide variety of vehicles carrying this weapon. For example, the heavy class Tiger II tank (KWK 43 L/71), Kundu Motorized Nittom Nashorn (PAK 43/1), and tank destroyers Ferdinand/Elefant (PAK 43/2) and Jagdpanther (PAK 43/3 and 43/4) models were equipped.

The PAK 43 had a high -efficiency 4 -wheeled shoe. When the old generation of tank weapons were with 2 wheels, their mobility was very low. Therefore, the 4 -wheeled PAK 43 s could move very quickly and take a fire position again. After the ball stopped, it was reduced to a position close to the ground and fixed from 4 points. In this way, the ball had a safe lateral movement area of ​​360 degrees. It was easy to hide because of the low kundağ. It was very difficult to move or stored manually because this ball was very large.