1/600 Scale WW2 German Army Pz.Kpfw. 38H 735(f) Light Tank.
Contains 10 highly detailed tanks.
Contains:- 10x Pz.Kpfw. 38H 735(f) Light Tanks
Pz.Kpfw. 38H 735(f) Light Tank
The
Hotchkiss H35 or
Char léger modèle 1935 H was a French cavalry tank developed prior to
World War II. Despite having been designed from 1933 as a rather slow but well-armoured light infantry support tank, the type was initially rejected by the French Infantry because it proved difficult to steer while driving cross-country, and was instead adopted in 1936 by the French Cavalry.
From 1938 an improved version was produced with a stronger engine, the
Char léger modèle 1935 H modifié 39, which from 1940 was also fitted with a longer, more powerful 37 mm gun. It was intended to make this improved variant the standard light tank, with at least four thousand produced to equip new armoured divisions of both the Cavalry and the Infantry, but due to the
defeat of France in June 1940 total production of both subtypes was limited to about 1200 vehicles.
For the remainder of the war Germany and its allies used captured Hotchkiss tanks in several modifications. About 550 Hotchkiss tanks were captured and used by the Germans as
Panzerkampfwagen 35H 734(f) or
Panzerkampfwagen 38H 735(f); most for occupation duty. Like the French, the Germans made no clear distinction between a H38 and a H39; and fitted many with a cupola with a hatch.
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