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  1. German Panzer Ii A/B/C
  1. German Panzer Ii A/B/C
Item# 32570

German Panzer Ii A/B/C

French Campaign

MSRP: $33.00

In the mid 1930s, the German military pushed the production of tanks. The Panzer I designed as a training tank, did not have the adequate performance, so a light tank ... Learn more

German Panzer Ii A/B/C

  1. Description

    Description

    In the mid 1930s, the German military pushed the production of tanks. The Panzer I designed as a
    training tank, did not have the adequate performance, so a light tank was needed to full the gap until
    the Panzer III could be introduced. Therefore, the German Ordnance Department issued a request for a
    new training tank that could be used for combat. In the end, MAN was chosen in 1934 to produce the
    Panzer II, a compact 4.8m long, 2.2m wide design with a three man crew. The 8.9 ton tank featured a
    2cm Kwk 30 L/55 cannon and 7.92mm machine gun in the turret, 15mm armor protection for turret
    and hull front, leaf spring suspension, and a 140hp Maybach HL 62 TRM engine matched with a
    ZF SSG46 transmission, which gave it a 40km/h top speed. The Ausf. A was produced from 1937,
    followed by the Ausf. B and C, which were difficult to distinguish from each other visually. About
    1,100 Panzer tanks were produced by April 1940, and due to delays with the Panzer III, they were
    immediately issued as the Panzer divisions" main tank for the invasion of Poland in September 1939.
    Based on lessons learned on the battlefields of Poland and, in May 1940, France, improvements such
    as extra armor and a turret cupola were added, and the Panzer II went on to serve in North Africa and
    Russia in front line and liaison and reconnaissance duties until the end of 1943. Afterwards, they were
    used to police occupied territories and the chassis was also adapted for use as the basis for various self-propelled
    gun designs.

  2. Specifications

    Specifications

    • Construction Type Assembly kit
    • Decals Included
    • Photo-Etch Parts Not included
    • Scale 1/48
    • Special Feature 1 Supplemental armor plate parts can be installed in the same manner as the actual tank.
    • Special Feature 2 Various hatches throughout the tank are separately molded, and armor panels are included to accurately recreate the different variants.
    • Special Feature 3 Assembly type tracks with one-piece straight sections included.
    • Special Feature 4 Comes with a commander figure and three kinds of markings.
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