Tamiya 1/48 Russian KV-1B w/Applique Armor | TAM32545Armed with a powerful 76. 2mm main gun and equipped with 75mm frontal armor, the KV 1 tank was an unpleasant surprise for the German army when they invaded Russia in the summer of 1941. Impervious to nearly all anti tank guns, the KV 1 proved to be a formidable opponent, but the introduction of newer, more powerful German tanks lessened its advantage as the war went on. In response, additional armor plates were bolted onto the hull and turret to

the Panzer IV was originally designed as an infantry-support tank

They would end up selling over 7 million copies of the original kits

Complete gun assembly is fully detailed

and the LSSAH took 1

Army standardised on the Willys and Ford produced Jeeps

The very successful Firefly also served in many non combat roles

and it continued with the British Eighth Army invasion on the “toe” of Italy on September 3rd

- Either combat aor travel modes can be selected for assembly

or even for some other warm-weather battle elsewhere

The second prototype can be built in two different appearances

They equipped Heavy Tank Destroyer Battallions and served mainly on the Eastern Front

chrome trim rings