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Sd.Kfz.231 Schwerer Panzerspahwagen (8-RAD)

By: Dragon Models

Type: Scale Model

Product Line: Dragon Models - Armor Pro Series (1/72)

Last Stocked on 1/17/2021

Product Info

Title
Sd.Kfz.231 Schwerer Panzerspahwagen (8-RAD)
Publisher
Publish Year
2018
Dimensions
10.25x6.5x1.5"
NKG Part #
2147706160
MFG. Part #
DRA7577
Type
Scale Model
Age Range
14 Years and Up

Description

Germany created a number of successful schwerer Panzerspahwagen (“heavy armored reconnaissance vehicles”) to support its forces. In fact, a whole family of vehicles was based on the Sd.Kfz.231 8-Rad (“eight-wheel”) design. This type of heavy armored car was ordered in 1934, and one of its special features was its chassis that featured 8-wheel drive and 8-wheel steering. This chassis was produced by Bussing-NAG and it offered good cross-country mobility. There were dual driver’s controls, which meant the vehicle could drive rapidly in either direction if it came under attack. The 8.3-ton Sd.Kfz.231 was built from 1936 through till May 1942, with some 607 vehicles produced in all (including the closely related Sd.Kfz.232). The Sd.Kfz.231 had a hexagonal-shaped turret mounting a 2cm KwK 30 cannon plus one MG34 machine gun.

Models are supplied unpainted and some assembly may be required.