1/35 JAGDPANZER (IV L/70 (V) COMMAND - Dragon 6978

The Dragon Models 1/35 Jagdpanzer IV L/70(V) — November 1944 Production Smart Kit (6978) is a highly detailed model representing the November 1944 production batch of one of Germany's finest tank destroyers. The Jagdpanzer IV L/70(V) combined the formidable 7.5cm PaK 42 L/70 gun with the sloped armor and low silhouette of the Jagdpanzer IV casemate, producing a vehicle of outstanding anti-tank capability. The November 1944 production date marks a specific point in the vehicle's evolution — post-Zimmerit (application of anti-magnetic paste had ceased in September 1944) and incorporating the simplifications driven by material shortages in the final months of the war.

By November 1944, Germany was fighting defensive battles on all fronts simultaneously — in France and the Low Countries following the Normandy breakout, in Poland and East Prussia following the Soviet summer offensive, and in Hungary. The Jagdpanzer IV L/70 performed impressively in these defensive engagements, its excellent optics and long-range gun allowing crews to engage enemy armor well beyond the range at which the Jagdpanzer itself was visible. German tankers consistently reported the L/70's ability to destroy T-34/85s and Sherman Fireflies at ranges exceeding 1,500 metres. Production continued until the end of the war, with Vomag completing vehicles until March 1945.

Key Features:

• 1/35 scale injection-molded Smart Kit
• November 1944 production-specific details with accurately reproduced post-Zimmerit simplified hull features
• Powerful 7.5cm PaK 42 L/70 gun in characteristic ultra-low-slung casemate
• Late-production Schürzen arrangements and hull fittings
• Photo-etched brass parts for Schürzen mounting hardware and fine exterior detail
• Magic Track individual link tracks
• Multiple late-war Wehrmacht and Waffen-SS marking options

The November 1944 Jagdpanzer IV L/70 occupies a specific and important position in the variant's production history — the first full production month without Zimmerit, incorporating the simplifications of late-war production while the vehicle was at the height of its operational deployment in multiple theaters simultaneously. Dragon's careful documentation of these specific production details makes this the most accurate representation of this specific build batch available.

Ideal For:

• Jagdpanzer IV and German tank destroyer variant specialists
• Late-war Western Front, Eastern Front, and Hungary diorama builders
• Intermediate to advanced modelers who value production-batch historical accuracy

The Dragon Jagdpanzer IV L/70 November 1944 Production is the definitive representation of this tank destroyer at its operational peak — a weapon feared by every Allied and Soviet tank crew it faced.