ICM 72421 1/72 Sd. Kfz 223 Radio Communication Vehicle

The German light four-wheel drive armored vehicle Sd.Kfz.223 was radio communication vehicle for reconnaissance units. It was designed by Eisenwerken Weserhutte on the Horch 801/EG chassis. In 1935–1944 it were produced 550 vehicles.

Light two-axis armored radio vehicles were mostly in the complement of Wehrmacht tank divisions. They took part in Polish and French campaigns, and than — in «Barbarossa» operation. In conditions of Russian bad roads it became understanding that light armored cars have limited tactical mobility. Much more effective were using of them in German African Corps.

Specification

• Model size (length x width) 66 x 31 mm
• Box size: 217 x 135 x 32 mm
• Number of details: 57+2
• Markings:
  
  • Sd.Kfz.223, 2. Panzer Division, France, May 1940
  • Sd.Kfz.223, 5. Panzer Division, DAK, Lybia, March 1941