TAMIYA 35325 SD KFZ.184 SCHWERER JAGDPANZER ELEFANT - SCALE 1:35

SD KFZ.184 SCHWERER JAGDPANZER ELEFANT TAMIYA. - SCALE 1:35 - COD. 35325 Ferdinand or Elefant (Sd.Kfz 184) was a German tank destroyer of the Second World War. The first prototypes of the vehicle were built in 1942 and series production continued only in 1943, ending with the production of only about 90 vehicles. Ferdinand was powered by two Maybach HL 120 TRM engines of 300 HP each. It was armed with one 88 mm PaK 43 L/71 machine gun and, later, one 7.92 mm MG34 machine gun. Ferdinand was created at the Porsche and Alkett factories based on the chassis of the Tiger heavy tank, designed by the former company, which was not adopted for series production. Series production took place at the Nibelungenwerke factory in Steyr, Austria. The new tank destroyer had a large anti-tank gun, capable of destroying any Red Army or Allied armored vehicle of the time. It was also very well armored—it was protected by 200 mm of steel at the front, making it unattainable to enemy vehicles at ranges greater than 500 m! ) And at the beginning of its combat career, it did not have a machine gun; later, at the end of 1943, this was replaced. The Ferdinands made their debut during the Battle of Kursk in July 1943 as part of the 656th Heavy Armored Gun Regiment, where they destroyed nearly 320 enemy vehicles! However, they themselves suffered relatively high losses. After this battle, the surviving vehicles were transferred to Germany and modernized, for example, before adding the Zimmerite. After modernization, they fought mainly on the Eastern Front until the end of the war, with a brief episode (February–June 1944) on the Italian Front. WE DO NOT SHIP TO THE CANARY ISLANDS