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83812 1/35 German SdKfz221 Leichter Panzerspahwagen 3rd Series
83812 1/35 German SdKfz221 Leichter Panzerspahwagen 3rd Series
 
Retail Price: $43.99
Scale: 1/35
Brand: Hobbyboss

Stock Status: In Stock

Product Code: 83812
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German SdKfz221 Leichter Panzerspahwagen 3rd Series}The Leichter Panzerspahwagen were a series of light four-wheel drive armoured cars produced by Nazi Germany from 1935 to 1944It used the standard sPkw I Horch 801 chassis with an angled armoured body and turretThe rear mounted engine was a 67 kW 90 hp Horch 35 petrol engine, giving it a road speed of 80 km/h and a cross-country speed of 40 km/hIt had a maximum range of 300 kmUsed by the reconnaissance battalions Aufklarungs-Abteilung of the Panzer divisions, the type performed well enough in countries with good road networks, like those in Western Europe However, on the Eastern Front and North Africa, this class of vehicle was hampered by its relatively poor off-road performance In those theaters, it gradually found itself replaced in the reconnaissance role by the Sdkfz 250 half-track