German WWII DRG 9th Panzer Division Elefant

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German WWII DRG 9th Panzer Division Elefant It is early summer 1943 and the 9th Panzer Division is being moved deeper into Russia for the built up prior to the battle Kursk . This battle will be the largest tank battle ever fought. This is a custom designed, painted and weathered WWII DRG German flat wagon which has a distressed “real wood” floor and is loaded with a Panzer Ferdiand aka Elefant.Ferdinands first saw combat in the Battle of Kursk, where eighty-nine were committed. There was a reputation of knocking out a T-34 in a range of over 3 miles with it's 88mm Pak43/2 L/71. Although effective at destroying Soviet tanks, they performed quite poorly in other respects. In its original configuration, the Ferdinand lacked a machine gun as secondary armament, making it vulnerable to attack by infantry. While this was a disadvantage, most combat losses were from mine damage and mechanical failure. Within four days nearly half of the vehicles were out of service, mostly due to technical problems and mine damage to tracks and suspension. Combat losses to enemy action were very low as the very thick armor protected the Ferdinand from almost all Soviet antitank weaponry; in fact, most of the vehicles destroyed or captured had been abandoned by their crews after mechanical failure. ITEM WILL SHIP SAME OR NEXT BUSINESS DAY UPON PAYMENT read more

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