Tamiya 35248 - 1/35 German Tank Destroyer Marder III  [35248]

About the German Tank Destroyer Marder III

Within the summer time of 1941, Germany's invasion of Russia was unfolding positively the Wehrmacht. However, German authorities begun to notice the inferiority of these tanks and anti-tank weaponry to those of the Soviet military, including the T34. To deal with this disparity they chose to: increase the Pz.Kpfw.IIwe and Pz.Kpfw.IV tanks; develop brand new tanks; and increase production of 7.5cm anti-tank cannon. Finally, as an interim solution, it had been decided to improved captured Russian 7.62cm anti-tank cannons and deploy them for Wehrmacht usage. These fearsome cannons could penetrate 83mm armor plating at a variety of 1000m, but after improvement, could penetrate as much as 122mm, and had been renamed 7.62cm Pak36(r) gun. Before the new tanks had been ready for deployment, 7.62cm Pak36(r) weapons had been to be mounted on framework of obsolete Pz.Kpfw.II and Pz.Kpfw.38(t) tanks for the creation of a stopgap tank hunter. The 38(t) tanks were in line with the LtVz.38 tank, which was created to be used by the Czech company CKD (later on BMM) the Czech military in 1938. In 1939, using the annexation of Czechoslovakia, this tank went into manufacturing the Wehrmacht. The bottom this Czech-made tank ended up being coupled with the Soviet 7.62cm Pak36(r) weapon, causing the creation the Wehrmacht's fearsome tank hunter, the Marder III Sd.Kfz.139. The turret base of the Pk.Kpfw.38(t) ended up being eliminated and a 16mm metal plate was connected in its spot. The Soviet 7.62cm Pak36(r) gun had been attached to that plate, 11mm armor plating set up on front and sides, and massive stirrups immobilized the weapon.

Specs & Features

• 1/35 scale synthetic assembly model kit on the basis of the German Tank Destroyer Marder III.
• General length: 174mm
• Each detail of this fascinating combat machine is accurately reproduced for total modeling satisfaction.
• All the details of fighting compartment (primary weapon dish, gun aids, ammo rack, etc.) have already been properly recreated.
• Protective armor and sighting equipment moves with increasing and lowering of primary weapon.
• Crew seats and big clamp for main weapon can be modeled in the combat or moving roles.
• Two crew numbers are a part of set.
• Five forms of battlefield markings are included.