Panzer IV Ausf.F with 3 Tamiya-35374

Description

The Panzer IV was the only German tank that remained in production throughout the war, it was known by the German crews as “The workhorse” of the PanzerWaffe. Obviously such a long life had as a consequence that the Panzer IV had different roles throughout the war, the first versions of this tank (from the A variant to the F1 variant) were designed to give indirect support fire on German defensive positions, hence the use of the short gun. KwK 37 L/2 4 of 75 mm.

The Panzer IV Ausf F weighed around 25 tons, its armor had been improved with respect to the previous versions and went from a maximum thickness of 35 mm to 50 mm, it reached a maximum road speed of 40 km/h on the road. Nearly 500 of this version of Panzer IV were produced before production of the long-barrelled F2 version began.