Pz Kpfw II Ausf D

The Pz Kpfw II was designed in the early 1930s. The Ausf D and E were designed for Cavalry units with a top speed of 55 km/h compared with the normal 40 km/h. It was armed with a 2cm KwK30 L/55 and produced from May 1938 until August 1939. The hull, superstructure and torison bar suspension were new but the turret remained the same. It as fitted with 4 double tyred road wheels instead of 5 single tyre wheels with no return rollers and new tracks. They served in Poland in 1940.

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