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PzKpfwVI ‘Kursk Tiger’ Hull #S33--LIIMITED TO 250 WORLD-WIDE! -- LAST TWO!!
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PzKpfwVI ‘Kursk TIiger’ Hull #S33

The Panzerkampfwagen VI better known by its nickname ‘THE TIGER’ was one of the most powerful tanks to see action during the Second World War.  Conceived as a response to the heavily armoured Soviet tanks the Germans encountered after their invasion of Russia in June 1941, the ‘TIGER’ completely outclassed all its opponents at the time of its introduction.  Its formidably thick frontal armour was almost impossible to penetrate with all existing anti-tank weapons systems of the period.  Armed with a superb tank version of the 88mm KwK 36 Flak Gun, it was capable of destroying enemy targets at well over 2 kilometres.  There were even some reports of ‘kills’ at almost 4 kilometres!  Being a heavy armoured ‘breakthrough’ vehicle it was often employed as the spearhead of many German offensives. 

Our latest ‘KURSK TIGER’ represents one of two from the Heavy Tank Company of the 2nd. Waffen SS Division ‘DAS REICH’ which was equipped with Tigers.  Painted in the two-colour camouflage scheme typical of Das Reich vehicles during the Battle of Kursk this model comes with many unique features:  ALL-METAL DIECAST HULL, TURRET and 88mm MAIN GUN…MOVING FLEXIBLE METAL TRACK… ROLLING WHEELS with FULL SUSPENSION… FOUR OPENING HATCHES… PLUS TWO ORIGINAL CREW FIGURES FOR EACH TURRET.

This is the second version of this new ‘Tiger’ and includes all of the same unique features as ‘Kursk Tiger #32’.  In addition, although camouflaged in the same colour scheme, the pattern is varied from #32 and the model also has two different original crew figures that can be fitted into the two open turret hatches.

ABOUT THE BATTLE OF KURSK, July 1943
The Battle of Kursk was one of the most important World War Two battles fought on the Eastern Front between the forces of Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union during the summer of 1943.  It also became the largest ever tank battle in history and resulted in a Soviet victory.
The battle began with the launch of a huge German offensive ‘Operation Citadel’ to eradicate the ‘Kursk Salient’ which bulged into the German line near the city of Kursk in, what was then, south western Russia.  The German plan was to attack the salient from north and south simultaneously using their massive artillery, infantry and armour formations to obliterate the defending Red Army.  Among the German armoured divisions taking part in this operation were the three premier Waffen SS divisions, ‘Leibstandarte Adolf Hitler,’ ‘Das Reich,’ and ‘Totenkopf’, with a fourth division ‘Viking’ held in reserve.  All formed part of  the ⅡSS Panzer Korps.

ENTER THE TIGER!
Spearheading this huge armoured assault was Germany’s newest and heaviest tank, the Panzerkampfwagen Ⅵ better known of course as… ‘THE TIGER’.  Initially seeing action in North Africa in 1942 and then later on the Eastern Front, it was the first German armoured vehicle to mount the impressive and already battle-proven 88mm gun, which was itself derived from the 88mm Flak 36 gun.  Eager to make use of this powerful new weapon, the ‘Tiger’ was pressed into service much earlier than had been planned and suffered accordingly with a number of technical problems.  Although achieving some spectacular successes in the early stages of the battle, even the strength and power of the ‘Tigers’ was not enough to break through the multiple lines of Soviet defences.  At the same time, the Western Allies invaded Sicily forcing Hitler to divert troops then training in France to meet this new threat rather than using them as a Strategic Reserve on the Eastern Front.  Faced with this conflict, Hitler had no choice but to cancel the Kursk offensive after only a week and pull his forces back including his mighty ‘Tigers’.

Notice:  This KURSK TIGER is packaged in a sturdy, custom-designed, full-colour presentation box and with a numbered certificate limiting each model to just 250 pieces.

Released in NOVEMBER 2023.

RETIRED.