Basic information
| Manufacturer | Airfix |
| Product code | afx01376 |
| Weight: | 0.84 kg |
| Ean: | 5055286704710 |
| Scale | 1:35 |
| Added to catalog on: | 5.10.2023 |
| Tags: | Sd-Kfz-166 |
The Sturmpanzer IV Brummbars often referred to as the Brummbär, which roughly translates to grumbling or bad-tempered bear was built upon the chassis of the successful and reliable mass-produced Panzer IV. This particular tank would go on to see significant action throughout the Soviet Union, as well as in Poland, Italy and even the Battle of Normandy.
Product Info
The Sturmpanzer IV is often referred to as the Brummbär, which roughly translates to grumbling or bad-tempered bear, but it is thought that this was an Allied reporting name for the vehicle and not one actually used by the Germans - they simply referred to the assault tank as a Stupa 43, a direct reference to the gun the vehicle used. The Sturmpanzer served with 4 Assault Battalions, with Sturmpanzer-Abteilung 216 being the first committed to combat during Operation Zitadelle and the mighty clash of armour in the Kursk salient. These vehicles would go on to see significant action throughout the Soviet Union, as well as in Poland, Italy and the Battle of Normandy, although as was the case with most German armour during the latter stages of the war, there were never enough serviceable Sturmpanzers available at any one time and as mounting losses could not be replaced effectively, their operational numbers dwindled steadily as the fighting intensified.
Around 306 Sturmpanzer IVs were built, with only three or four of the distinctive armoured fighting vehicles surviving in various museums to this day.
Tech Specs
Item Length - Without Packaging (cm): 17
Item Height - Without Packaging (cm): 7.7
Item Width - Without Packaging (cm): 8
Contents (what's in the box) sets: Sprues & decals
Finish: Plastic
Number of Scheme options: 2
Skill Level: 3
Flying Hours: 3
The Sturmpanzer IV Brummbar (Sd.Kfz. 166) is a German armored gun based on the Pz.Kpfw IV Ausf. EG from World War II. The Brummbar was created as a result of the experience of the fighting in Stalingrad and was intended to act as an armored cannon that could be used in fighting in the city. The first prototypes were made at Alkett in early 1943. Mass production lasted from May 1943 to March 1945, a total of 306 pieces of these weapons were made. The drive was provided by a Maybach HL120 TRM engine with a capacity of 300 HP. The main armament was the 15cm StuH 43 howitzer, and later the 15cm StuH 43/1 L / 12 howitzer specially developed for the Sturmpanzer IV. This type of guns took part, among others, in the Battle of Kursk, in the battles of Anzio, in the Battle of Falaise or in the suppression of the Warsaw Uprising. Technical data: length (with a barrel): 5.93m, width: 2.88m, height: 2.52m, engine power: 300KM, range (on the road): 210km, maximum speed (on the road): 40km / h, weapons : 1 howitzer 15cm StuH 43 cal. 150 mm or 15cm StuH 43/1 L / 12 cal. 150 mm and 2 MG-34 machine guns cal. 7.92mm.
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