Tamiya 32570 1/48 Panzer II Ausf.A/B/C (French Campaign)

Description

GERMAN PANZER II A/B/C

1. 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