022 Panther D

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"Panther" (PzKpfw V) is a German medium tank of the Second World War. The tank was developed by MAN in 1941-1942 as a response to the appearance of the Soviet T-34 tank on the Eastern Front. The Panther was armed with a smaller caliber gun than the Tiger and was considered a medium tank by German classification. In Soviet documents, the “Panther”, in terms of its combat and technical data, usually belonged to heavy tanks; the 75-mm cannon of the “Panther” was superior in armor-piercing effect to the main armament of the Tiger tank - the 8.8 cm KwK 36 L/56 cannon. This Panther model, modification D, is the very first production modification. The model was built from a Zvezda kit, scale 1:35. Supplemented with zimmerit (protection against magnetic mines applied to the tank), photo-etching, and metal chains (on the pistol port plugs). Painted with acrylic paints ZVEZDA, weathering effects imitated by products from ZIPMaket and WILDER.