Hobby Boss 83816 1/35 German Sd.Kfz.222 Leichter Panzerspahwagen (3rd Series)

Description

-High quality plastic model kit

-1/35 Scale

-Unpainted and unassembled, requires paint and glue

The Leichter Panzersphwagen were a series of light four-wheel drive armoured cars produced by Nazi Germany from 1935 to 1944.

It used the standard sPkw I Horch 801 chassis with an angled armoured body and turret.

The rear mounted engine was a 67kW (90 hp) Horch 3.5 petrol engine, giving it a road speed of 80km/h and a cross-country speed of 40km/h . It had a maximum range of 300km.

Used by the reconnaissance battalions (Aufklrungs-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.