Panzer IV L/70 (V) Platoon

Includes five Panzer IV L/70 (V) Tank Destroyers, two Stowage sprues & one Decal sheet.

As the war has turned against Germany, there has been a move to produce turretless Jagdpanzer tank hunters on the same chassis as standard tanks. The tank hunters can mount bigger guns and thicker armour than the equivalent tank, although at a considerable cost in mobility and effectiveness in other roles.

The Panzer IV/70 takes this concept to the limit, mounting the gun from a Panther tank, and almost as much front armour, on the chassis of a Panzer IV that weighs little more than half as much. The result is an excellent tank hunter, able to destroy Allied tanks at long range while immune to all but the heaviest return fire.

The Panzer IV/70 is usually assigned to support the brigade’s infantry component as the tanks can usually look after themselves. Operating with the infantry, the tank hunters leave the attacks to the infantry while destroying any tanks rash enough to try to intervene!