75 PstK/97-38 medium anti-tank gun (Finnish)

Description

The 75 PstK/97-38 was the Finnish designation for the German 75mm 97/38 anti-tank gun. This was a hybrid gun created from the carriage PaK38 with a 75mm barrel from the 1897 75mm French howitzer. As the barrels of the howitzer became too worn to be accurate as artillery, Finland approached Germany to discuss modifying some into anti-tank guns instead. Ultimately, Germany manufactured 46 of these hybrids and delivered them from March 1943 onwards. 

It performed acceptably, despite being based on a late 19th century gun, but suffered from a low effective range, violent recoil and difficulty in hitting small, mobile targets.  

• Country/Army: Finnish
• Material: UV Cured resin
• Painted by: MarDav Miniatures and FroggyPaints
• Original Designer: Just Some Miniatures
• All models are produced under license with the original designer.
• These models are designed for modellers and collectors. They are not toys and are not suitable for children.
• Model supplied unassembled and unpainted. Additional finishing may be required during assembly.
• Finished colour of the product may vary from images shown due to material availability and differences in batches.
• Photos show 28mm models unless noted otherwise.
• All dimensions are complete with weapons unless otherwise stated.
• Other scales and dimensions may be available upon request.
• Models supplied at scales smaller than 20mm may be an alternative design more suitable for small scale prints. These may be sourced from a different designer to the one noted above and the model may differ in details such as lacking camo netting, stowage, having a chunkier weapon barrel, tracks etc.