Panzer Tracts No.4-3: Pz.Kpfw IV Ausf.H and J

Panzer Tracts No.4-3 starts at the end of the Pz.Kpfw.IV story. This history includes 26 pages of 1:35 and 1:10 scale CAD drawings of the Pz.Kpfw.IV Ausf.H May 43 (Vomag), Pz.Kpfw.IV Ausf.H Oct 43 (Krupp), Pz.Kpfw.IV Ausf.J Mar 44 (NiWerk), Befehlspanzer IV Ausf.J Sep 44, Beobachtungspanzer IV Jan 45 and Pz.Kpfw.IV Ausf.J Apr 45.

The authors’ emphasis has been placed on the features of each sub-variant as introduced by the three assembly firms. Over 50 years of research in private and public archives has made this coverage possible. As usual, Panzer Tracts readers benefit from hundreds of hours spent precisely measuring surviving Pz.Kpfw.IV and their components to create new multi-view drawings.

An outstanding discovery was a surviving Drahtgeflechtschürzen which revealed further details that are documented for the first time and will require the updating of existing model kits. Chassis number analysis has led to an updated production history.

Following Panzer Tracts’ high standards, the history and data are based solely on primary sources. 101 large and clear photos have been chosen to illustrate the modifications highlighted in this 84-page book.

And now Panzer Tracts is published by Panzerwrecks; the book has been refined, and the images reworked from the originals. This and other reprints have a vertical title block on the front cover to enable you to find your book among a sea of white Panzer Tracts in your library.

Book Data

Authors: Hilary Doyle , Lukas Friedli & Thomas Jentz
ISBN: 9781915969002
Language: English
Pages: 84
Photos: 92
Drawings: 26 pages of 1/35 and 1/10 scale CAD drawings
Physical: Softcover, 280x215mm, portrait

Contents

1. Introduction
2. Pz.Kpfw.IV (7,5cm) (Sd.Kfz.161/2), Ausführung H
3. Pz.Kpfw.IV (7,5cm) (Sd.Kfz.161/2), Ausführung J
4. Panzerbeobachtungswagen IV
5. Panzerbefehlswagen IV
6. Firepower and Survivability on the Battlefield
7. Operational and Organizational History
8. Export of Pz.Kpfw.IV Ausf.H and Ausf.J

Improvements

Reworked images for clarity and tonal quality
Refined layout
Table of Contents
Vertical title block on the covers
Perfect bound for durability

Website Reviews

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Reference for these models:

Zvezda 3620 Panzer IV Ausf.H
Italeri 6578 Panzer IV Ausf.H
Academy 13528 Panzer IV Ausf.H
Academy 13516 Panzer IV Ausf.H Ver. Mid
Tamiya 35209 Panzerkampfwagen IV Ausf.H
Ryefield Model 5046 Panzerkampfwagen IV Ausf.H Sd.Kfz.161
Ryefield Model 5043 Panzerkampfwagen IV Ausf.J Sd.Kfz.161/2
Revell 3333 Pz.Kpfw.IV Ausf.H
Amusing Hobby 35A037 Pz.Kpfw.IV Ausf.H Krupp Entwurf W1466
MiniArt 35330 Pz.Kpfw.IV Ausf.H Krupp-Grusonwerk Mid production
MiniArt 35337 Pz.Kpfw.IV Ausf.H Nibelungenwerk Mid Production 1943
MiniArt 35298 Pz.Kpfw.IV Ausf.H Vomag Early production
MiniArt 35302 Pz.Kpfw.IV Ausf.H Vomag Early Production June 1943
MiniArt 35305 Pz.Kpfw.IV Ausf.H Vomag. Mid Production July 1943
Academy 13234 Pz.Kpfw.IV Ausf.H/J
Academy 13233 Pz.Kpfw.IV Ausf.H/J
Border Model BT-025 Pz.Kpfw.IV Ausf.J Early/Mid & Rail Way Flatbed Ommr
Border Model BT-008 Pz.Kpfw.IV Ausf.J Late
Ryefield Model 5033 Pz.Kpfw.IV Ausf.J Late Production
MiniArt 35339 Pz.Kpfw.IV Ausf.J Nibelungenwerk Mid Production