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TAK01012
PANZERKAMPFWAGEN I  AUSF.B  "ABWURFVORRICHTUNG"  1/16 SCALE
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TAKOM 1012  PANZERKAMPFWAGEN I  AUSF.B  "ABWURFVORRICHTUNG"  1/16 SCALE

DESCRIPTION:

The Panzer I was a light tank produced in Nazi Germany in the 1930s. The name is short for the German Panzerkampfwagen I ("armored fighting vehicle mark I"), abbreviated PzKpfw I. The tank's official German ordnance inventory designation was Sd.Kfz. 101 ("special purpose vehicle 101").[2] Design of the Panzer I began in 1932 and mass production began in 1934. Intended only as a training tank to introduce the concept of armored warfare to the German Army, the Panzer I saw combat in Spain during the Spanish Civil War, in Poland, France, the Soviet Union and North Africa during the Second World War, and in China during the Second Sino-Japanese War. Experiences with the Panzer I during the Spanish Civil War helped shape the German Panzerwaffe's invasion of Poland in 1939 and France in 1940. By 1941, the Panzer I chassis design was used as the basis of tank destroyers and assault guns.

There is not much out there on this variant of the Panzer I.  The term Abwurfvorrichtung translates to "bomb-release mechanism".  So with that being said it is safe to assume this Panzer I variant was use to lay land mines.  The Ausf.B was lengthened and it had five road wheels per side. The Panzer I was thinly armored with just 13mm steel at its thickest point. It operated with a crew of two – the commander/gunner and driver. An unusual version of this small tank was the Abwurfvorrichtung, literally a Demolition Charge Layer.

FEATURES:

Brand: Takom

Title: Pz.Kpfw. I Ausf.B Abwurfvorrichtung

Number: 1012

Scale: 1:16

Type: Full kit

Released: 2021 New parts

Packaging: Rigid box (Top opener)

Topic: Panzerkampfwagen I » Tanks (Vehicles)