{"product_id":"german-sd-jagdpanther-tank-destroyer-113-schwere-panzer-abteilung-507-germany-1945-1-43-diecast-model-by-afvs-of-wwii","title":"German Sd. Jagdpanther Tank Destroyer #113 \"Schwere Panzer Abteilung 507 Germany 1945\" 1\/43 Diecast Model by AFVs of WWII","description":"\nBrand new 1\/43 scale diecast model of German Sd. Jagdpanther Tank Destroyer #113 \"Schwere Panzer Abteilung 507, Germany, 1945\" die cast model by AFVs of WWII.\nBrand new box.\nDetailed exterior.\nTrue-to-scale detail.\nOfficially licensed product.\nComes in plastic display showcase.\nThis model does not have any openings.\nManufacturer's original unopened packaging.\nMade of diecast metal with some plastic parts.\nDimensions approximately L-9.5, W-3.25, H-2.75 inches.\nThe Jagdpanther was a Tank Destroyer, based on the Panther chassis and armed with the 88mm L\/71 gun. The vehicle was proposed in October 1942 and Hitler inspected a prototype some fourteen months later. A total of 392 were produced by two manufacturers up to March 1945. The turreted Panther tank mounted a 75mm gun, but by eliminating the turret and adding a fixed superstructure it proved possible to mount a larger gun, the Tiger’s formidable 88mm. The Jagdpanther was also renowned for the exceptional use of sloped armour and it remains a modern, sleek looking design. Even so there were problems.\nSince the gun had limited traverse the driver often had to swing the entire vehicle to bring the gun to bear and after a while this resulted a period of final drive gear failures. Once this was remedied it turned out to be a fearsome weapon; in a well selected ambush location, for which the camouflage shown on our exhibit was typical, the Jagdpanther could destroy a number of opponents before being discovered and attacked. Although issued to anti-tank battalions to start with, these vehicles later found their way into tank units who generally would have preferred turreted vehicles.\n","brand":"Sales Shoppers LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42771351404607,"sku":null,"price":69.47,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/salesshoppers.com\/products\/german-sd-jagdpanther-tank-destroyer-113-schwere-panzer-abteilung-507-germany-1945-1-43-diecast-model-by-afvs-of-wwii","provider":"Sales Shoppers LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}