Built OOTB. Pls comment. Thnx, Trifon.

Well done!
Regards,
Villiers

Looks good !! currently doing one in whitewash.

That is a very fine job on the L/70!

However, I am wondering if you can give me some answers about the Early Jagdpanzer IV A-O by Dragon. I just read the review of this kit by Robert Blokker.

I am confused. The kit shows this tank with a muzzle break. However, the Achtung Panzer sight and Wikipedia indicate that this tank had the L/43 gun without a muzzle break.

Can you educate me on what is truth?

Best regards,

I found this one, not too sure if we are talking about the same vehicle...
http://www.worldwar2aces.com/panzer-tank/jagdpanzer-iv-panzerjager/

Hi Hugo,

I have gone thru my refs as best as I could and this is my OPINION based on what I've put together...

Can't really seem to find a PAK 39 L/43 anywhere..... only L/48 (mounted on JgPz IV and 38). Now either there has been a mis-spelling somewhere OR it is a mistaken reference to the KwK 40 L/43 as carried by the PzIV F and Stug F...?

Expanding on the latter I wonder if VOMAG used leftover KwK 40 L/43s for the pre-production series (which wasn't going into battle anyway) modified to enable mounting on the JgPzIV thus somehow unofficially renaming them to PAK 39 L/43...? It actually seems the most realistic scenario to me.

Now regarding the muzzle brakes, the KwK 40 L/43 & L/48 (for PzIV) as well as PAK 39 L/48 (for JgPzIV) DEFINITELY came equipped with muzzle brakes. During combat use, production JgPzIV L/48s seemed to quickly "lose" their muzzle brakes due to the huge amounts of dust they kicked up while firing.

Also, all photos of the 0-series (pre-production) I've found either in books, photo collections, or online, show muzzle brakes. (I'm sure someone - Frenchy perhaps????? - will quickly dig up one without )

In conclusion I would have to believe that Dragon's interpretation of the vehicle is correct and that Achtung Panzer's and Wikipedia's incosistencies are due to carried over spelling errors or misinterpretations.