Zvezda Models Panzerkampfw.V Panther Ausf.D Vehicle Building Kit, Scale 1/72

It was intended as a counter to the Russian T-34 and as a replacement for the Panzer III and Panzer IV. While never replacing the latter, it served alongside it and the heavier Tiger tanks until the end of the war. The Panther's excellent combination of firepower, mobility and protection served as a benchmark for other nations' late war and post-war tank designs and it is regarded as one of the best tanks of World War II. « less