Tamiya 35258 - 1/35 German Marder III M Brass 7.5cm Projectiles  [35258]

Whenever Germany invaded France, they discovered that their 37mm anti-tank weapon ended up being useless against hefty enemy armor. Hence, sales were given for an upgrade to a far more powerful 50mm on the German Army's primary anti-tank tool, the Marder. When Germany invaded Russia in 1941, they encountered and were rendered almost helpless by unexpectedly powerful enemies. The names of two of these enemies had been the T34 and KV tanks. To counter these tanks, the German Army upgraded the 50mm anti-tank weapon to a 75mm weapon (the Pak40/L46 7.5cm Anti-tank gun) and mounted it on a Czechoslovakian 38t framework to make the gun effective at separate movement. This self-propelled weapon using a 75mm anti-tank gun entered mass-production in 1943 once the Marder III. With a crew of 4, a regular payload of 27 rounds, and 20mm dense armor protecting the turret, the Marder III would become Germany's main anti-tank gun before the look regarding the Jagdpanzer 38t Hetzer tank destroyer. 942 Marder III M self-propelled artillery units were manufactured in by the end of this war.

Concerning the Model

Kit features two forms of rounds- Pzgr.40 Armor Piercing and Gr.38 Hl/B tall Explosive rounds. Included are an overall total of 22 replicate rounds the following:

• 14 partially cut rounds (7 of each and every kind) built to fit on ammo rack of kit 35255
• 4 whole rounds (2 of each and every type)
• 4 empty (fired) shells (2 of each type)