ACCPACK095B. Pak 40 75mm Anti Tank Gun

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ACCPACK095B. Pak 40 75mm Anti-Tank Gun

During World War II, the primary 75mm anti-tank gun used by German forces was the Pak 40, with 23,303 guns produced. It was the backbone of German anti-tank units from 1942 onwards and was highly effective against almost all Allied tanks, including the Sherman and T-34.
After WW2, the Pak 40 remained in service in several European armies, kept in service into the 1960s. North Vietnam also received some during the Vietnam War. Six ex-Portuguese Army Pak 40s divided into two artillery detachments were stationed in Dili during the Indonesian invasion of East Timor in 1975.
German Fallschirmjäger (paratrooper) units used the Pak 40 anti-tank 75 mm gun during World War II, particularly in the latter war years (1943-45). Whilst originally designated airborne forces, the high losses of these elite infantry during the 1941 Crete campaign, forced them to fight as mainly ground-based infantry and Panzerjäger (tank hunter) units in Italy, France, and the Battle of the Bulge, although there were late war airborne drops, they were never on the same scale as Crete.

We are offering 2 x Pak 40 anti tank 75 mm gun versions in this release.

ACCPACK 095A an all metal Pak 40 anti-tank gun with 3 x Fallschirmjäger crew in late war tan and water camouflage uniform. The crew include an aimer looking through the gun sights and two loaders.
Limited to 100 in number and priced at $285/£265

ACCPACK 095B Pak 40 with no crew priced at $130/£110 whilst stocks last and limited to 40 sets worldwide.

A little background behind this set, originally it was envisaged we would have 4 x SS pushing the cannon manually into a new gun position, but it proved impossible to achieve this for one reason or another. After talking with Paul Goodsell and Stefan Farrelly (both great friends of the company) we came up with the idea of a late war FJ team in action, something never done (to our knowledge) in 1/30 scale before. Although the original idea never came to fruition, the compromise came out better than the original idea!

There will be 2 further Fallschirmjäger spotter figures as per the header photo and the last photo, these will be released in June 2026. Check out the photos, they really make a perfect addition to this set to give you a full 5 man crew, or they can be used with a mortar or HMG team, which will follow later this year.