1:35 Trumpeter 00383 Entwicklungsfahrzeug E-25 – German Tank Destroyer Plastic Model kit

The 1:35 Trumpeter 00383 Entwicklungsfahrzeug E-25 is a sharp plastic model kit of an experimental German tank destroyer from the Second World War. This Static Armor model is perfect for modellers who enjoy German prototype vehicles, Entwicklungsserie projects and compact tank destroyers with a low, aggressive profile. Because the E-25 never entered mass production, you build a subject that stands out immediately among better-known German WWII vehicles.

The E-25 was part of the Entwicklungsfahrzeug programme created by Oberbaurat Kniepkamp of Wa Pruef 6. This programme was intended to create a standardised series of German fighting vehicles in different weight classes, using as many common components as possible. The E-25 was planned as a vehicle in the 25 ton class, with rear drive and many shared parts with the E-10. The detailed design contract was awarded to Argus Werke in Karlsruhe, with the project directed by Dr. Klaue. Its battlefield role was intended to include reconnaissance and fighting enemy medium tanks, with the eventual aim of replacing the Pz.Kpfw. III, Pz.Kpfw. IV and vehicles based on their chassis.

In January 1945, the Entwicklungskommission still considered the design worth pursuing because it filled a vacancy in the Panzerprogramm for vehicles in the 25 ton class. One drawing shows the E-25 fitted with a 7.5 cm Pak L/70 gun mounted on the glacis plate, while the final weapon for series production had not yet been determined. Only a few Versuchsfahrgestell were ordered and the design had not progressed far enough for mass production. According to postwar statements by Kniepkamp, three E-25 hulls were reported at Alkett in Berlin-Spandau, but they were no longer there when the Western Allies investigated. Order today from Most-Models.com and benefit from fast delivery, excellent customer service and a strong range of Trumpeter model kits, German tank destroyers and 1:35 military scale models.

Features:
– Trumpeter 00383 German Entwicklungsfahrzeug E-25 plastic model kit in 1:35 scale
– Static Armor model of an experimental German tank destroyer from the Second World War
– E-25 never entered mass production and remained a prototype project within the Entwicklungsserie
– Developed as part of a programme for standardised German fighting vehicles with shared components
– Analytical and conceptual work on the programme began in mid-1943
– Second largest Panzer in the Entwicklungsfahrzeug series created by Oberbaurat Kniepkamp of Wa Pruef 6
– Detailed design contract was awarded to Argus Werke in Karlsruhe under Dr. Klaue
– Intended as a 25 ton class vehicle with rear drive and many shared parts with the E-10
– Possible armament included a 75 mm KwK 42 L/70 or 7.5 cm Pak L/70 and a 7.92 mm MG34 or MG42 in a small turret
– Designed for reconnaissance and fighting enemy medium tanks
– Intended as a possible replacement for the Pz.Kpfw. III, Pz.Kpfw. IV and vehicles based on their chassis
– Only a few Versuchsfahrgestell were ordered and three hulls were reported after the war at Alkett in Berlin-Spandau
– Model consists of 326 parts with 15 sprues and hull
– Kit includes 163 light grey plastic parts, 161 individual track links, 2 vinyl tracks and 1 photo-etched part for the fender
– Built model measures 258 mm long, 94 mm wide and 62 mm high
– Paint scheme for German Army in green/sand/brown camouflage

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