Tamiya 35088 - 1/35 Jagdpanzer IV L/70 Lang  [35088]

About Jagdpanzer IV

The Jagdpanzer IV, Sd.Kfz. 162, finished up being a tank destroyer on the basis of the Panzer IV framework built-in three main variants. The large choice of casemate-style turretless Jagdpanzer (tank destroyer, literally "hunting tank") designs, it absolutely was produced against the desires of Heinz Guderian, the inspector general linked to the Panzertruppen, as a substitute the Sturmgeschütz III (StuG III). Guderian objected facing the needless, to them, diversion of resources from Panzer IV tank production, because the Stug III and Sturmgeschütz IV were still more than adequate about their component.
Formally, essentially the L/48-armed car finished up being called Jagdpanzer IV. The L/70-armed automobile was in reality referred to as Panzer IV/70. In this specific article, both variants are known as to generally speaking as Jagdpanzer IV, except into the variations and surviving automobiles component.