Dragon Military 1/35 Pzkpfw III Ausf M Tank w/Wading Muffler Kit

The Ausf.M was successor to the Ausf.L, and it shared the same 5cm KwK39 L/60 main gun. Among its modifications was a deep-wading muffler with a series of associated hatch seals that allowed fording of water obstacles up to a depth of 1.3m. This performance represented a significant fording improvement over earlier Panzer IIIs. The hull-mounted smoke generators were also replaced with three 90mm NbK dischargers mounted either side of the turret. A total of 250 new Ausf.M tanks were produced from October 1942 to February 1943.

Features:

- Slide-molded engine deck for Pz.III Ausf.M
- Water-resistant muffler w/realistic detail
- Two types of exhaust pipe included as options
- Two types of muffler mount provided as options
- Optional add-on armor for gun mantlet
- Top plate for spaced armor over mantlet
- Photo-etched parts provided as option for mantlet add-on armor
- Turret made by 3-direcitonal slide molds
- Commander's hatch w/interior detail
- Direct sighting post can be made from photo-etched part
- Clear parts for vision port glass
- Gun barrels are slide molded
- Slide-molded recuperator housing w/great detail
- 3-directional slide-molded gun sleeve for greater detail
- 5cm Kw.K L/60 gun w/delicate detail
- Optional brackets for extra armor on hull top
- Optional extra armor on fighting compartment front plate
- Side hatches can be assembled open/closed w/interior details
- Finely detailed rear turret hooks and stowage bin brackets
- Injection-molded tow cables for engine deck
- Incorporates toothed ring in turret interior
- Access panel w/great design
- Delicate brake-cooling inlets produced for frontal plate
- Commander's cupola realistically recreates structural details
- Cupola vision blocks can be assembled open/closed
- Complete gun assembly w/full detail
- Includes hollowed-out undercut on turret bottom
- Turret side hooks especially designed w/undercut details
- One-piece slide-molded lower hull is superbly detailed
- Lower hull sides come w/full detail
- Finely detailed hull bottom weld seams
- Slide-molded torsion bars included
- Cooling air intake cover included
- Toolbox w/padlock produced by slide mold
- Slide-molded stowage bin w/fine details can be assembled open/closed
- Jack reproduced in multiple parts
- Slide-molded hydraulic shock absorbers extremely well detailed
- Detailed suspension swing arms
- Air intake covers w/mounts realistically reproduced
- Fenders w/pattern detail on both top and bottom surfaces
- Injection-molded on-vehicle tools provided w/clasps
- Final-drive housing covers are separate parts for maximum detail
- Accurate sprocket wheels
- Road wheels w/accurate details
- Idler wheels w/photo-etched parts
- Detailed track tension adjuster
- 40cm Magic Tracks