1/35 SD.KFZ.247-B ARMOR CAR

The Sd.Kfz. 247 was a German armoured car and command vehicle of World War II. The first cars of this type were produced in 1937 - in the same year, small-scale production was also carried out, the result of which was the creation of about 10-15 cars of this type. The vehicle was powered by one 65hp Krupp 4-cylinder engine. The top speed was up to 70 km/h and the operating radius was about 350 kilometers. Most cars of this type did not have standard armament.

The Sd.Kfz. 247 was developed by the Krupp concern in connection with the Wehrmacht's 1936 order for a new command vehicle. To shorten the research and development work, the manufacturer based a new vehicle on the chassis and suspension of the Krupp Protze 6x4 truck. However, he built a completely new body made of armor plates up to 8 mm thick. The Sd.Kfz. 247 could be used both as a command vehicle and as an armored personnel carrier or artillery observation vehicle. It should be noted, however, that the Sd.Kfz. 247 had medium terrain capabilities and was used mainly on dirt roads. Vehicles of this type were used during the September Campaign (1939), the Campaign to the West (1940) and in the initial phase of the fighting in the USSR (1941-1945). Few of them survived until the end of the war. WARNING: CHOKINGHAZARD ; NOT FOR CHILDREN UNDER 3 YEARS OF AGE DUE TO SMALL AND SHARP PARTS.