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| Sd.Kfz.247 Ausf.A German Armored Command Car |
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| Manufacturer |
BRONCO MODELS |
| Item No |
BRO CB35095 |
| Scale |
1/35 |
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| Curr | Unit Price | Buy from | Stock Status |
| USD | 32.99 |
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Product Description
Sd.Kfz.247Ausf.A GERMAN ARMORED COMMAND CAR
In 1936 the German army issued a requirement for a command and personnel car. As
a result Krupp manufactured the Sd.Kfz 247 Ausf A using their 6x4 Protze truck chassis
in 1937. It used a 65bhp Krupp 4-cylinder air cooled petrol engine which gave a top speed
of 70 km/h. Armour was from 6-8mm, enough to protect against small arms fire and shell
splinters. Combat loaded it weighed 5.1 tons and had a road range of 350 kilometers. The
Sd.Kfz 247 Ausf A was designed as a command car for use by the Commanders of motor
cycle reconnaissance battalions. It was not issued with a radio as standard equipment and
carried no fixed armament. Only 10 of the Ausf A model were built and these served in the
early years of WWII, a few surviving until 1945. A smaller Sd.Kfz 247 Ausf B was built by
Daimler-Benz using a 4x4 heavy car chassis, 58 were built 1941-42.
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