- A series of fulfilling content that combines both the popular [walk-around] series and the [in-action] series among the books published by Squadron is the [Detail-in-action] series.
- We introduce the history and details of target by synthesizing detailed photographs covering existing aircraft and vehicles from precious recorded photographs at the time.
- It is a series that you can satisfy both modelers and enthusiasts.
- In this volume we will focus on the details of the heavy destroyer tank Ferdinand / Elephant deployed by the German Army during the Second World War.
- Heavy armed heavy armed equipped with 71 caliber 8.8 cm Pak 43/2 in fixed type battle room, using Drag Porsche's Tiger car which was not formulated in the development of Tiger tank, as an assault feldinant with heavy armor deployment.
- It was a vehicle that was given advanced design such as adopting a hybrid system that generates power by driving with the engine driven by the engine.
- After being introduced to the summer offensive in May 1943 (strategy of Citadere), the details were refurbished and the name was renamed Elephant.
- It was put into the Italian front line and the eastern front line.
- In this book I will introduce Ferdinand / Elephant which is distinctive in precious photographs of the time of World War II as well as a photograph covering existing vehicles in Russian Kubinka tank museum and American Army Weapons Museum .
- Recorded photographs at the time include not only the appearance at the battlefield but also photos at the development stage.
- Illustrations introducing line drawings and internal structures are also added, and the mechanism is easy to understand.
- In addition, photographs of existing vehicles start with the whole picture, and many detail photos such as underbody, hatch kind, louver etc. are also published.
- It is one volume of contents which model fans can not overlook, such as scene production and detail up.
- Each picture is accompanied by a simple English commentary.
[Major features]
- Number of pages: 80 pages
- Photo: Black and white record picture 88 points, interview photos of existing vehicles 110 points
- Soft cover version
- English edition
- Size: 280 mm × 210 mm
- Color profile: 5 points
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