Kfz.13 MASCHINENGEWEHRKRAFTWAGEN - 1939-1940

Description

The Kfz.13 (also machine-gun car Kfz.13) was introduced as the first armored cars after the First World War by the Reichswehr; by the year 1935 147 engines of these lightly armored vehicles were taken into inventory. The Kfz.13 based on the civilian passenger Adler Standard. Although the Kfz.13 was equipped with all-wheel drive, the vehicle had a poor all-terrain capacity. The unarmed version, serving as a radio car (Kfz.14), instead of the machine gun, it was equipped with a radio device. The vehicle was used in the campaign in Poland and in the West campaign 1940. It was built until 1941 then retired from active service and only used for training purposes. A booklet of the engine with era photos is included in the kit (Polish language). (Scale : 1/72e)