1/35 7,62 cm Pak 36(r) with German Crew (4 figures) - ICM 35801

The ICM 1/35 7,62 cm Pak 36(r) with German Crew (ICM 35801) depicts a captured Soviet 76mm divisional gun converted by the Germans into a potent anti-tank weapon, together with 4 figures of German gunners.

Following the German invasion of the USSR in 1941, Wehrmacht units encountered the new Soviet T-34 and KV tanks, whose thick sloped armor defeated existing German anti-tank guns. As an expedient solution, captured Soviet 76mm F-22 divisional guns were rebored, fitted with a muzzle brake, and had their chambers enlarged to accept a far more powerful charge - some 560 guns were converted this way and redesignated 7,62 cm Pak 36(r). Until the 7.5cm Pak 40 reached widespread service, the Pak 36(r) was the most powerful anti-tank gun in Wehrmacht service.

Key Features:

• 1/35 scale injection molded plastic kit including 4 German gunner figures
• Highly detailed mounting, cradle, and laying mechanisms
• Can be assembled in combat or towed transport configuration

Ideal For:

• German captured-equipment and anti-tank gun collectors
• Eastern Front 1941-43 diorama builders
• Modelers seeking a historically important stopgap weapon

The ICM 1/35 7,62 cm Pak 36(r) with German Crew tells a fascinating story of wartime improvisation and is a great addition to any German anti-tank display.