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557072 1/72 Sd.Kfz..265 Panzerbefehlswagen
The German, Sd.Kfz 265 Kleine Panzerbefehlswagen armored command
vehicle was born to meet the need of the Wehrmacth Panzer Division Commanders
to follow, as close as possible, the tanks and better coordinate them on the
battlefield. This armored command vehicle was designed on the Panzer I Ausf. B
light tank chassis. To increase the space for the unit commander and his
staff, the traditional rotating turret with the main armament was removed and a
tall fixed superstructure was installed. The commander’s room was able to host
the battle maps, the transmission, and the communication systems. An additional
radio antenna could be used, on the hull, to increase the range of radio
communication. Produced from the second half of ‘30s the
“Panzerbefehlswagen” has been used in combat operations for the first time
during Spanish Civil War. Considered already outdated at beginning of the World
War II, it was assigned to signal corps and some of them were converted in
ambulances.
Type: Tanks
Period: Second World War
Skill: 3
Model Dim.: 5.6 cm
Box Dim.: 258 x 162 x 38 mm
Decals for 4 versions
