32583 Tamiya 1/48 German Panzer 38(t) Ausf.E/F

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38(t) is designed and manufactured for the Czechoslovak army as LT vz. 38, but the country was occupied before at least one tank was put into service. Germany highly appreciated the design and ordered to continue the production of the initial batch of 150 units under the new designation Panzer 38(t), the letter "t" means that the tank of Czech production, from the German "tschechisch". At the beginning of the Second world tank entered service in Germany, was used in the Polish company and during the invasion of the Soviet Union. The tank had a 37mm gun with 90 shells, two machine guns, a 6-cylinder engine providing a speed of 42 km/h. the Ausf Variant.The E/F had 50mm frontal armor and 30mm turret and side armor. From November 1940 to October 1941 was made 525 tanks.