discussion Which German AFVs had zimmerit applied?

[Dave Ward]

I always thought that zimmerit was applied to front line tanks/stugs, and not to support spgs etc. I have the Trumpeter 'Ostwind' in my hands & doing a bit of searching, I found this:

The Ostwinds could be built on refurbished Pz.IV hulls, would this zimmerit be a hangover from a previous incarnation? or was the Ostwind treated as a front line vehicle? - if so why wasn't the turret covered.? Not many very clear contemporary photos of the Ostwind around................
Dave

 

[wasdale32]

Dave

It looks like the Ostwind entered service in 1944 so by then then use of Zimmerit had largely been discontinued so I'm guessing this is a repurposed hull

 

[minitnkr]

Zimmerit was factory applied from Aug. 43 to Sept. 44 to foil magnetic shaped charge anti-tank mines even though only Germany deployed them. One of those strange things done.

 

[Lee Drennen]

Nice info guys. I never was big on building models with ZIM. It’s just another change outside my comfort zone but I plan on doing it soon.

 

[minitnkr]

WWII German armor was built LIFO (last in first out). Upgrades/improvements were done as soon as approved to incorporate, so many older hulls coming in for repair went out with the latest stuff. This led to almost anything goes.