Tamiya 37024 1/35 Schwerer Panzerspähwagen Sd.Kfz. 231 (6-wheeled)

Schwerer Panzerspähwagen Sd. Kfz. 231 (6-rad)

World War Two
German
Schwerer Panzerspähwagen (heavy armoured reconnaissance vehicle)
based on modified Daimler-Benz, Büssing or Magirus 6x4 truck chassis
armed with a 2 cm KwK 30 L/55 autocannon & a Maschinengewehr(MG) 13 machine gun
6-wheeled Sd.Kfz.231 was introduced into service in 1932 and began to be replaced in 1937 with 8-wheeled armoured cars
used by Aufklärungs (reconnaissance) units during Invasion of Poland, Battle of France & invasion of the Soviet Union
Sd.Kfz. - Sonderkraftfahrzeug (special vehicle)