The Sturmgeschütz IV was built on the hull of the Panzer IV medium tank to provide the German Army with an assault gun that could also be effective as a tank destroyer in the advanced phase of World War II. The Stug IV was armed with a 75mm L/48 Stuk40 cannon with a high initial velocity, installed in a casemate, protected by an armored shell, capable of penetrating the armor of the enemy's main armored vehicles. Distributed to departments in the early months of 1944, it supplemented, and often replaced, the Stug III assault gun, whose production had declined sharply in 1943 due to the increasing frequency of Allied bomber raids on German industrial areas. The widely used Stug IV was used by armored divisions and anti-tank "augmentations" of the Wehrmakt, where it was particularly difficult to identify due to its low profile.
Plastic model to be glued together by Italeri. The kit does not include glue and paint.
Specifications:
- Scale: 1/35
- Product code: 0223
- Manufacturer: Italeri
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