The Pz.Kpfw. I was the first mass-manufactured tank produced by Germany since the post-WWI armor restrictions imposed by the Treaty of Versailles. The initial 1934 Ausf. A variant was followed in 1936 by the upgraded Ausf. B, which saw engine power increased from 57hp to 100hp, as well as a chassis that was some 40 centimetres longer. It was armed with a pair of MG13 machine guns. Although originally intended only for training use, the Pz.Kpfw. I in fact saw action in the Spanish Civil War from 1936, and then in the German invasions of Poland (1939), France (1940) and the Balkans (1941), and even the ill-fated invasion of the Soviet Union in 1941.
THE KIT:
Length: 123mm, width: 60mm.
Slide molded upper hull and turret feature fine detailing such as rivets and more.
Assembly type tracks have one-piece straight sections.
The model comes with a torso figure and a choice of head sections (beret or side cap).
3 marking options are included (for units in Poland, France and on the Eastern Front).
