1/48 GERMAN SELF-PROPELLED HEAVY ANTI-TANK GUN NASHORN

1/48 German Self-Propelled Heavy Anti-Tank Gun Nashorn

Tamiya is pleased to announce the addition of the German tank destroyer Nashorn as the 100th model in the 1/48 Military Miniatures series.

The German Army developed self-propelled anti-tank guns in order to counter the overpowering Russian T-34 and KV tanks, and the Nashorn had particularly overwhelming power among the many anti-tank guns produced. The production started in February 1943, and the Nashorn sported an L/71 8.8cm Pak43/1 gun which was capable of penetrating armor from a long distance.

At the Italian Front, the Nashorn knocked out an M4 Sherman at 2.8 kilometers, and its excellent firepower was indispensable to the German forces until the end of WWII.

MARKING OPTIONS

• 519th Heavy Anti-Tank Battalion, Eastern Front, February 1944
• 3rd Company, 88th Heavy Anti-Tank Battalion, Eastern Front, 1944

About the Model
• This is a 1/48 scale plastic model assembly kit. Length: 176mm, width: 62mm.
• Extensive research and study of actual vehicles led to this accurate recreation of the imposing form of the Nashorn with the L/71 8.8cm Pak43/1 gun.
• The suspension and hull sides are succinctly depicted, and main gun with its cradle and fighting compartment are realistically recreated.
• Moving main gun features realistic elevation/depression and traverse.
• Assembly type tracks have single piece straight sections with upper run ‘sag’
• Includes plate weights to give the model a realistically heavy feel.
• Comes with one figure in winter uniform looking into binoculars and 2 Eastern Front 1944 marking options

Tamiya Color paints for painting the 1/48 German Self-Propelled Heavy Anti-Tank Gun Nashorn