Italeri - 1/72 - Pz.Kpfw. I Ausf. B
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- Brand: Italeri
- MPN: Italeri 1-7042
- Part #: MDLITA107042
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Italeri - 1/72 - Pz.Kpfw. I Ausf. B
- Brand: Italeri
- MPN: Italeri 1-7042
- Part #: MDLITA107042

Product URL: https://www.pbtech.com/product/MDLITA107042/Italeri---172---PzKpfw-I-Ausf-B
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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").
Many of the problems in the Ausf. A were corrected with the introduction of the Ausf. B. The air-cooled engine (producing just 60 metric horsepower (44 kW) was replaced by a water-cooled, six-cylinder Maybach NL 38 TR, developing 100 metric horsepower (74 kW), and the gearbox was changed to a more reliable model. The larger engine required the extension of the vehicle's chassis by 40 cm (16 in), and this allowed the improvement of the tank's suspension, adding another bogie wheel and raising the tensioner. The tank's weight increased by 0.4 tons. Production of the Ausf. B began in August 1936 and finished in summer 1937 after 399 had been built in two series (5a-6a/LaS). Further 159 were built as command tanks in two series, 295 chassis were built as turretless training tanks. 147 more training tanks were built as convertible chassis with hardened armour with option to upgrade them to full combat status by adding superstructure and turret.
Note: Assembly required. Paint/glue not included.
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1/72