Pz.Kpfw. II Ausf. a/3 - German Light Tank

Brand new plastic model kit for building a Panzer II Ausf. a/3awarded by ModellFan as model of the year 2023  

• 1:35 scale
• plastic injection molding kit of this version with the early drive
• highly detailed and workable single track links
• Photo-etched parts included
• Partial turret interior
• Turret hatches and driver's viewport can be built open/closed
• not built/not painted
• Paint and glue not included

Other early Panzerkampfwagen II versions by IBG Models can be found here (if available): IBG35075 Pz.Kpfw. II Ausf. a/1 - German Light Tank (in planning) IBG35076 Pz.Kpfw. II Ausf. a/2 - German Light Tank IBG35078 Pz.Kpfw. II Ausf. a/3 - German Light Tank IBG35079 Pz.Kpfw. II Ausf. b - German Light Tank IBG35080 Pz.Kpfw.II Ausf.b-German Light Tank w/tank trailer IBG35083L Pz.Kpfw. II Ausf. a/2 - LIMITED EDITION

The Panzerkampfwagen II was a Wehrmacht light tank. Developed in the 1930s, it represented the backbone of the Wehrmacht at the beginning of World War II, although it was actually only designed as a lightly armored, lightly armed temporary solution. After testing prototypes, small series production was started in order to identify potential for improvement and incorporate it into subsequent series.

One of the small series of 25 tanks was the Ausf. a2. It still had 6 rollers on three springs each, reinforced by a U-beam and a 130 hp motor, with which a top speed of around 40 km/h was reached. Armament was a 2 cm Panzer 30/L55 gun and a 7.92 mm MG34. The armor was 13mm grade for protection against small arms and splinters. The crew consisted of 3 men. Early versions of the Panzer II were mainly used in the blitzkrieg against Poland.