Dragon 1:35 Sd.Kfz.166 Brummbar Mid Prod. w/Zimmerit

Dragon 1:35 Sd.Kfz.166 Stu.Pz.IV Brummbar Mid Production w/Zimmerit.

The Sturmpanzer IV Brummbar (Sd.Kfz. 166) is a German armored gun based on the Pz.Kpfw IV Ausf. EG from World War II. The Brummbar was created as a result of the experience of the fighting in Stalingrad and was intended to act as an armored cannon that could be used in fighting in the city. The first prototypes were made at Alkett in early 1943. Mass production lasted from May 1943 to March 1945, a total of 306 pieces of these weapons were made. The drive was provided by a Maybach HL120 TRM engine with a capacity of 300 HP. The main armament was the 15cm StuH 43 howitzer, and later the 15cm StuH 43/1 L / 12 howitzer specially developed for the Sturmpanzer IV. This type of guns took part, among others, in the Battle of Kursk, in the battles of Anzio, in the Battle of Falaise or in the suppression of the Warsaw Uprising. Technical data: length (with a barrel): 5.93m, width: 2.88m, height: 2.52m, engine power: 300KM, range (on the road): 210km, maximum speed (on the road): 40km / h, weapons : 1 howitzer 15cm StuH 43 cal. 150 mm or 15cm StuH 43/1 L / 12 cal. 150 mm and 2 MG-34 machine guns cal. 7.92mm.