From the Warlord Games Website
The Kfz 13 ‘Adler’ armoured car is an early war scouting vehicle
armed with a single machine gun. Its ‘bath tub’ appearance makes it a
recognisable vehicle during the Blitzkrieg years of the Second World
War.
Following Germany’s defeat in World War One, the German military,
under the Versailles treaty, was forbidden to have tanks and could only
have armoured cars for Police units. In later years this was extended,
in small part, to the German Army. As the interwar period progressed
there became a ned for the Germans to develop a light scouting vehicle
and Adlerwerke in Frankfurt-on-Main proposed to base use the sturdy
chassis of the Standard 6 commercial vehicle. This formally became
the Panzerspähwagen Kfz. 13 and later became known simply as the Adler
(Eagle).
Its light armour was capable of stopping small arms infantry fire.
However, for better visibility and strength, the body was of a
“bath-tub” style, with no access doors, and completely open topped. This
left the crew unprotected against shrapnel.
The Adler saw service in the invasion of Poland and the campaigns of
1940 in France and the Low Countries. Although then largely relegated to
training duties as newer armoured cars were developed, the Kfz 13 Adler
could still be found in the active service during the struggle against
the Soviet Union…
Friday, March 7, 2014
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