Panzer IV Ausf.B

The Panzer IV was a German medium tank produced between 1937 and 1945. Over the course of the war, it became the most numerous tank in Wehrmacht service. Developed alongside the Panzer III in the second half of the 1930s, it was initially armed with a short-barrelled 75 mm KwK 37 L/24 gun and designed to provide fire support for infantry.

The Ausf.B and the nearly identical Ausf.C were the first Panzer IV variants produced in significant numbers, with production of the Ausf.B beginning in May 1938. It incorporated numerous improvements over the Ausf.A, including thicker armour, a more powerful engine and a new transmission. The layout of the upper hull was revised, while a new commander’s cupola and driver’s visor cover were introduced. The radio operator’s machine gun was replaced by a vision port and pistol port. The tank weighed 18 tonnes and had a five-man crew. Its 300 hp Maybach HL 120 TR twelve-cylinder petrol engine gave it a top speed of 42 km/h on roads and 20 km/h cross-country.

The model depicts a Panzer IV Ausf.B as it appeared in France in June 1940 during Operation Fall Gelb.

More about the model and its construction can be found at this link

Model: 1:35 Tristar 35021, Panzerkamofwagen IV Ausf.B

+ Aber 35188 Pz.Kpw. IV Ausf. B/C Vol.1 - Basic Set

+ Aber 35189 Pz.Kpw. IV Ausf. B/C Vol.2 - Fenders

+ Aber 35L157 75mm KwK 37 L/24 barrel

+ Aber 35L70 MG 34 Set of 2 Barrels
+ T-Rex Studio TR35028 EEII Gemany Lifting Hook Set C

+ MasterClub MTL35014 Tracks for Pz.Kpfw.III, 380mm short-horne

+ Orange Hobby G35-003-35 Universal Antenna for German Combat Vehicle Early version WWII

+ Orange Hobby G35-023-48 Fire Extinguisher for WWII German Combat vehicle Early Version

+ Alpine Miniatures 35028 Early WWII Panzer Crew

+ Miniart 35191 Tank Crew (France 1940)

+ Hornet & Wolf HGH07 German Heads w/ Panzer Beret 1935-1940

+ Hornet & Wolf HANDS02 Hands Set No. 02