The Panzer II Ausf.A/B/C variants were the mainstay tanks of the German Panzer Divisions during the Blitzkreig operations of early-WWII. They were compact (4.8m long, 2.2m wide) tanks equipped with a 140hp gasoline engine, which enabled a maximum speed of 40km/h. Although they were lightly armed with only a 2cm main gun and a 7.92mm machine gun and even their frontal armour was a mere 15mm thic. Supplemental armour plate parts can be installed in the same manner as the actual tank. Various hatches throughout the tank are separately molded, and armour panels are included to accurately recreate the different variants. Assembly type tracks with one-piece straight sections included. Comes with a commander figure and three kinds of markings.
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.
About the Model
1/48 scale plastic model assembly kit.
Overall length 101 mm, full width 46 mm Compact and fearless appearance modeled richly.
Increased armor of the body and turret seen in the French front The finish full of feeling.
Observation For parts such as Krappe prepared for each type.
Smoke Discharger can be equipped with or not equipped.
Wait mounted inside the chassis gives a sense of weight.
Crawler tracks integrate parts The advanced slack expression expression also the slack of the upper in real .. .
Commander's Figure, 3 kinds of decals of French front are included.
Glue and Paint required to assemble!