[The last fortress that shook the Allied Forces]
- A German heavyweight with a long barrel 71 caliber 8.8 cm gun that can destroy a Soviet T34 tank from a distance of 2,000 m or more, thick armor reaching a maximum of 200 mm, and a unique running device that is driven by a motor powered by an engine power generation. Elephant is a tank destroyer.
- Initially, it was named Ferdinand from the name of the developer, Dr. Porsche, and 90 vehicles were completed by May 1943.
- And in July of the same year, it was put into action for the first time in the battle of Kursk, a fierce battle with the Soviet army, and has achieved the result of destroying more than 500 Soviet tanks.
-After that, various modifications such as adding an on-board machine gun and a cupola based on the lessons learned, and mounting crawler belts with improved mobility were added, and in February 1944, the official name was changed to Elephant.
- Blessed with skilled crews and maintenance crews, the Elephant demonstrates its offensive and defensive capabilities in defensive battles on the Italian and Eastern fronts.
- It continued to pose a threat to the Allied Forces until the end of the war, such as being introduced in the Battle of Berlin in April 1945.
[Outline of model]
- 1/35 scale plastic model assembly kit of the German heavy tank destroyer Elephant.
- Overall length 236mm, overall width 97mm. Based on in-depth coverage of the actual vehicle, the unique style with a long-barreled 8.8cm gun in the fixed battle compartment at the rear of the vehicle has been realistically modeled.
- The large battle room is three-dimensionalized with integral parts using a slide mold.
- The long main gun, the engine deck at the front of the hull, and the complex undercarriage are realistically reproduced with easy-to-assemble parts.
- Crawler track is a linked assembly type that promotes the integration of parts. Natural slack creates a sense of weight.
- A commander, loader, and driver torso figures with a sense of tension are included.
- Comes with 3 types of decals such as the Italian Front and the Eastern Front.
*The photo shows the kit assembled, painted, and Zimmerit coated with putty.
( This is a machine translation. Please allow for possible misinterpretations in the text. )