35297 Sd.Kfz.232 Schwerer Panzerspähwagen 8-Rad "Afrika-Korps" Tamiya Escala 1/35

35297 Sd.Kfz.232 Schwerer Panzerspähwagen 8-Rad "Afrika-Korps" Tamiya Escala 1/35

Scale: 1/35

Box Dim. 360 x 60 x 220 mm

2 figures included.

The Sd.Kfz 231/232/233 (8-Rad) were German heavy armoured cars of World War II. The first prototypes of the vehicle were created in 1935 and serial production continued in the period 1936-1942, ending with the production of about 600 vehicles. The Sd.Kfz 231/232/233 series of cars were powered by the 150 HP Bussing-NAG V8 engine, and later by the 180 HP Bussing-NAG L8V-GS engine. The Sd.Kfz 231 was armed with the 20 mm KwK 30 cannon and a single 7.92 mm MG34 machine gun.

The Sd.Kfz 231/232/233 (8-Rad) series of vehicles was created to replace the non-mobile Sd.Kfz 231 (6-Rad) vehicles produced in 1929-1935. They have four-axle, eight-wheel undercarriages and armor plates at a wide angle. As a result, a series of cars was created with very good off-road characteristics, high mobility, low failure rate of the entire structure and good resistance to small arms. The entire series consisted of several cars. Sd.Kfz 231 (8-Rad) was a reconnaissance vehicle and had a crew of four. Soon after, it was modernized - Sd.Kfz 232, which was a radio communication vehicle armed only with a single MG34 machine gun. During the war, it was decided to create the Sd.Kfz 233 vehicle, which instead of the KwK 30 gun was equipped with a short 75 mm KwK L/24 gun. This vehicle served primarily as fire support. Sd.Kfz 231/232/233 vehicles served on almost all fronts of World War II, participating particularly intensively (Sd.Kfz 231 and 232) in military operations in the period 1939-1943.