TAM32574 1:48 Tamiya Sd.Kfz.232 German 8-Wheeled Heavy Armored Car

During the first half of WWII, German reconnaissanceunits greatly used the Sd.Kfz.231 series heavy armored car. Above all, theSd.Kfz.232 was equipped with a Fu.11 radio and featured a large frame-typeantenna mounted on the body. It also came armed with a KwK30 20mm cannon and anMG34 machine gun mounted on its turret. The 8-wheeled Sd.Kfz.232 had an on-roadtop speed of 90km/h, featured elaborate front and rear driving positions, and asuperb 8-wheel drive system. These 8-wheeled armored cars were deployed toarmored reconnaissance battalions of Panzer divisions and served as the eyes ofthe German army from Europe and North Africa to the Russian front. The Tamiya1/48 scale model kit carefully captures all the fine detail of the full sizesubject. This subject was only previously available in 1/35 scale and it’s nowpart of the Tamiya 1/48 scale model collection.

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