Tamiya 35088 - 1/35 Jagdpanzer IV L/70 Lang  [35088]

About Jagdpanzer IV

The Jagdpanzer IV, Sd.Kfz. 162, had been a tank destroyer in line with the Panzer IV framework built-in three main variants. Among the casemate-style turretless Jagdpanzer (tank destroyer, literally "hunting tank") designs, it originated up against the desires of Heinz Guderian, the inspector general of the Panzertruppen, as a replacement for the Sturmgeschütz III (StuG III). Guderian objected from the needless, in their eyes, diversion of resources from Panzer IV tank manufacturing, due to the fact Stug III and Sturmgeschütz IV were nevertheless more than sufficient with regards to their role.
Officially, only the L/48-armed car was called Jagdpanzer IV. The L/70-armed vehicle was called Panzer IV/70. In this essay, both variations are introduced to generally speaking as Jagdpanzer IV, except in the variants and surviving automobiles part.