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German Anti-Tank Gun Pak. 40. With Field Artillery Crew
From MiniArt
Kit No #35400
1/35th scale
1the kit includes four figures, weapons & equipment… With Field Artillery Crew
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1/35th scale1the kit includes four figures, weapons & equipment…The Subject: German 7.5cm Anti-tank Gun PAK 40
In 1939 the German army issued a specification for a 75mm Anti-tank gun (
Panzerabwehrkanone
) to Krupp and Rheinmetal, but development was given a low priority until after the invasion of the Soviet Union in the summer of 1941 when the German Panzers began to encounter the superior T.34 and KV.1 tanks of the Red Army.
German Panzerjager use a Pak 40 against Yugoslav partisans in Bosnia on 12 January 1944.
Hurriedly raced into production the first PaK-40s began to reach the front in November 1941 and soon proved to be an accurate and efficient tank killer. By 1943 it had become the principle antitank gun in service with the German army and most of its allies.
Camouflaged German 7.5 cm PaK 40 anti-tank gun position, North Africa, 1941
With an effective range of 1,000-1,500 yards, the PaK-40 could fire a 15-lb armour-piercing round at 2,598 feet per second, enabling it to penetrate up to 106 mm of steel at 500 yards. A 7-lb tungsten cored round was later developed, which had a muzzle speed of 3,060 foot metres and could penetrate 115 mm steel at 500 yard. This allowed it to be used against virtually all Allied tanks in production with the exceptions of the Soviet IS-2 tank and the American M.26 Pershing. The gun can fire 10 rounds in a minute with an eight-person crew. In addition, High Explosive and Hollow Charge (in small quantities) rounds were also available for the PaK-40.
German crew of a 7.5 cm PaK 40 anti-tank gun resting in front of the Italian State Radio at the corner of Via Asiago and Via Montello, Rome, Italy, 11 Sep 1943.
If the PaK-40 did have one drawback was that of the gun’s weight. It was too heavy at 3,350 lbs to move easily in mud or snow without an artillery tractor. The PaK 40 was restored in modern times. The mounts and many theaters in which they were used are the reasons why so many of these guns have survived. Mid-Prod. MiniArt Field Artillery Crew.
This weapon must have been on MiniArt’s radar for some time. The ammunition is already available in the 35th-scale. This is a good choice. This is an excellent choice.