Plastic model kit for building a Sd.Kfz. 222 light armored car 2cm
- 1:35 scale
- Dimensions LxW (built): 131.55 x 60.5 mm
- 297 parts
- Interior and engine replica
- Photo-etched parts included
- Upper and lower hull manufactured using the Slide Mold process
- not built/not painted
- Paint and glue not included
Hobby Boss currently has four Sd.Kfz. 222 in the program, which you can purchase here (if available): |
he Leichter Panzerspahwagen were a series of light four-wheel drive armoured cars produced by Nazi Germany from 1935 to 1944.
The rear mounted engine was a 67 kW Horch 3.5 petrol engine, giving it a road speed of 80 km/h and a cross-country speed of 40 km/h. It had a maximum range of 300 km.
Used by the reconnaissance battalions ( Aufklarungs-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 Sd.Kfz. 250 half-track. The Sd.Kfz. 250/9 was the Sd.Kfz. 250 with the same turret as the Sd.Kfz. 222.
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