{"product_id":"panzerkampfwagen-38-t","title":"Panzerkampfwagen 38(t) - 1\/72 scale resin model kit, 3D printed","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"169\" data-end=\"516\"\u003eIl \u003cstrong data-start=\"172\" data-end=\"188\"\u003ePanzer 38(t)\u003c\/strong\u003e, abbreviazione di \u003cem data-start=\"207\" data-end=\"231\"\u003ePanzerkampfwagen 38(t)\u003c\/em\u003e, era un carro armato leggero di origine cecoslovacca adottato dall'esercito tedesco durante la \u003cstrong data-start=\"327\" data-end=\"354\"\u003eSeconda guerra mondiale\u003c\/strong\u003e. Progettato inizialmente come \u003cstrong data-start=\"385\" data-end=\"398\"\u003eLT vz. 38\u003c\/strong\u003e per l'esercito cecoslovacco, non venne mai impiegato in battaglia da quest'ultimo a causa dell'occupazione tedesca.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"518\" data-end=\"1048\"\u003eIl carro derivava dall'esperienza maturata con il precedente \u003cstrong data-start=\"579\" data-end=\"592\"\u003eLT vz. 35\u003c\/strong\u003e e ottenne un buon successo, venendo esportato in paesi come \u003cstrong data-start=\"653\" data-end=\"698\"\u003eSvezia, Persia, Perù, Svizzera e Lituania\u003c\/strong\u003e. Il rapido deteriorarsi della situazione internazionale spinse l'esercito cecoslovacco a cercare un sostituto del LT vz. 35. I prototipi presentati dalla \u003cstrong data-start=\"853\" data-end=\"862\"\u003eŠkoda\u003c\/strong\u003e furono scartati a favore del progetto della \u003cstrong data-start=\"907\" data-end=\"914\"\u003eČKD\u003c\/strong\u003e, che proponeva una versione aggiornata del TNH destinato all'export, caratterizzata da un treno di rotolamento di nuova concezione.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1050\" data-end=\"1401\"\u003eIl \u003cstrong data-start=\"1053\" data-end=\"1071\"\u003e1º luglio 1938\u003c\/strong\u003e il veicolo fu ufficialmente omologato per la produzione, ma l'annessione della Cecoslovacchia alla \u003cstrong data-start=\"1171\" data-end=\"1191\"\u003eGermania nazista\u003c\/strong\u003e interruppe il progetto per le forze armate locali. La produzione proseguì esclusivamente per la Wehrmacht, con circa \u003cstrong data-start=\"1309\" data-end=\"1351\"\u003e1.400 esemplari prodotti entro il 1942\u003c\/strong\u003e, anno in cui la linea di montaggio fu dismessa.\u003cstrong data-start=\"1408\" data-end=\"1450\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 data-start=\"2074\" data-end=\"2109\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2079\" data-end=\"2107\"\u003eCaratteristiche tecniche\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2110\" data-end=\"2387\"\u003eIl \u003cstrong data-start=\"2113\" data-end=\"2129\"\u003ePanzer 38(t)\u003c\/strong\u003e presentava una struttura simile al \u003cstrong data-start=\"2165\" data-end=\"2178\"\u003eLT vz. 35\u003c\/strong\u003e, ma con un \u003cstrong data-start=\"2190\" data-end=\"2225\"\u003etreno di rotolamento migliorato\u003c\/strong\u003e: quattro grandi ruote gommate portanti e due rulli di rinvio superiori, una configurazione spesso confusa con il sistema \u003cstrong data-start=\"2347\" data-end=\"2359\"\u003eChristie\u003c\/strong\u003e, ma in realtà differente.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2389\" data-end=\"2439\"\u003eL'\u003cstrong data-start=\"2391\" data-end=\"2405\"\u003eequipaggio\u003c\/strong\u003e era composto da quattro uomini:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"2440\" data-end=\"2577\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"2440\" data-end=\"2485\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"2442\" data-end=\"2452\"\u003ePilota\u003c\/strong\u003e (seduto frontalmente a destra)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"2486\" data-end=\"2532\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"2488\" data-end=\"2503\"\u003eMitragliere\u003c\/strong\u003e (seduto alla sua sinistra)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"2533\" data-end=\"2577\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"2535\" data-end=\"2561\"\u003eCannoniere e capocarro\u003c\/strong\u003e (in torretta)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2579\" data-end=\"2690\"\u003eIl capocarro disponeva di una \u003cstrong data-start=\"2609\" data-end=\"2635\"\u003ecupola di osservazione\u003c\/strong\u003e e di un \u003cstrong data-start=\"2644\" data-end=\"2668\"\u003eperiscopio corazzato\u003c\/strong\u003e con visione a 360°.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2692\" data-end=\"3015\"\u003eL'\u003cstrong data-start=\"2694\" data-end=\"2718\"\u003earmamento principale\u003c\/strong\u003e era un \u003cstrong data-start=\"2726\" data-end=\"2762\"\u003ecannone Škoda 3,7 cm A7 da 37 mm\u003c\/strong\u003e (\u003cem data-start=\"2764\" data-end=\"2790\"\u003eKwK 38(t) per i tedeschi\u003c\/em\u003e), con un'elevazione di \u003cstrong data-start=\"2814\" data-end=\"2822\"\u003e+12°\u003c\/strong\u003e e una depressione di \u003cstrong data-start=\"2844\" data-end=\"2851\"\u003e-6°\u003c\/strong\u003e, capace di perforare \u003cstrong data-start=\"2873\" data-end=\"2919\"\u003e35 mm di corazza a 1.100 metri di distanza\u003c\/strong\u003e. L'armamento secondario comprendeva due \u003cstrong data-start=\"2960\" data-end=\"2984\"\u003emitragliatrici ZB-53\u003c\/strong\u003e (\u003cem data-start=\"2986\" data-end=\"3011\"\u003eMG 37(t) per i tedeschi\u003c\/em\u003e):\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"3016\" data-end=\"3147\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"3016\" data-end=\"3092\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"3018\" data-end=\"3037\"\u003eUna in torretta\u003c\/strong\u003e, montata su un supporto a sfera a destra del cannone\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"3093\" data-end=\"3147\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"3095\" data-end=\"3114\"\u003eUna nello scafo\u003c\/strong\u003e, azionata dall'operatore radio\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3149\" data-end=\"3308\"\u003eLe sospensioni erano \u003cstrong data-start=\"3170\" data-end=\"3184\"\u003ea balestra\u003c\/strong\u003e, con la \u003cstrong data-start=\"3193\" data-end=\"3223\"\u003eruota di rinvio posteriore\u003c\/strong\u003e, una soluzione insolita che rappresentava un \u003cstrong data-start=\"3269\" data-end=\"3305\"\u003eritorno a un concetto più datato\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3310\" data-end=\"3511\"\u003eLe prime versioni erano \u003cstrong data-start=\"3334\" data-end=\"3347\"\u003erivettate\u003c\/strong\u003e, ma successivamente si passò alla \u003cstrong data-start=\"3382\" data-end=\"3419\"\u003esaldatura delle piastre corazzate\u003c\/strong\u003e per migliorare la protezione dell'equipaggio. La torretta era \u003cstrong data-start=\"3482\" data-end=\"3508\"\u003eimbullonata allo scafo\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3513\" data-end=\"3624\"\u003eIl motore, collocato posteriormente, era collegato a un cambio con \u003cstrong data-start=\"3580\" data-end=\"3621\"\u003ecinque marce avanti e una retromarcia\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 data-start=\"3626\" data-end=\"3654\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3631\" data-end=\"3652\"\u003eImpiego operativo\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3655\" data-end=\"4006\"\u003eIl \u003cstrong data-start=\"3658\" data-end=\"3674\"\u003ePanzer 38(t)\u003c\/strong\u003e entrò in servizio nella \u003cstrong data-start=\"3699\" data-end=\"3712\"\u003eWehrmacht\u003c\/strong\u003e all'inizio della guerra, partecipando alla \u003cstrong data-start=\"3756\" data-end=\"3779\"\u003ecampagna di Polonia\u003c\/strong\u003e con \u003cstrong data-start=\"3784\" data-end=\"3800\"\u003e80 esemplari\u003c\/strong\u003e, in dotazione alla \u003cstrong data-start=\"3820\" data-end=\"3848\"\u003e2. e 3. Leichte-Division\u003c\/strong\u003e, poi riorganizzate come \u003cstrong data-start=\"3873\" data-end=\"3900\"\u003e7. e 8. Panzer-Division\u003c\/strong\u003e. Fu impiegato con successo anche nella \u003cstrong data-start=\"3940\" data-end=\"3963\"\u003ecampagna di Francia\u003c\/strong\u003e, dove risultò uno dei carri più diffusi:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"4007\" data-end=\"4089\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"4007\" data-end=\"4048\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"4009\" data-end=\"4031\"\u003e7. Panzer-Division\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong data-start=\"4033\" data-end=\"4046\"\u003e132 unità\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"4049\" data-end=\"4089\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"4051\" data-end=\"4073\"\u003e8. Panzer-Division\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong data-start=\"4075\" data-end=\"4087\"\u003e85 unità\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4091\" data-end=\"4465\"\u003eDurante l'\u003cstrong data-start=\"4101\" data-end=\"4126\"\u003eOperazione Barbarossa\u003c\/strong\u003e, nel \u003cstrong data-start=\"4132\" data-end=\"4140\"\u003e1941\u003c\/strong\u003e, erano in servizio \u003cstrong data-start=\"4160\" data-end=\"4180\"\u003e754 Panzer 38(t)\u003c\/strong\u003e, circa un \u003cstrong data-start=\"4191\" data-end=\"4237\"\u003equarto dell'intera forza corazzata tedesca\u003c\/strong\u003e. Il numero salì a \u003cstrong data-start=\"4256\" data-end=\"4289\"\u003e763 esemplari nel luglio 1941\u003c\/strong\u003e, per poi ridursi a \u003cstrong data-start=\"4309\" data-end=\"4333\"\u003e522 nell'aprile 1942\u003c\/strong\u003e. Con il tempo, l'armamento del carro divenne obsoleto e il \u003cstrong data-start=\"4393\" data-end=\"4409\"\u003ePanzer 38(t)\u003c\/strong\u003e fu progressivamente relegato a \u003cstrong data-start=\"4441\" data-end=\"4462\"\u003ecompiti secondari\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 data-start=\"4467\" data-end=\"4504\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"4472\" data-end=\"4502\"\u003eUltimi impieghi e varianti\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4505\" data-end=\"4577\"\u003eNonostante il declassamento, alcuni esemplari furono ancora impiegati:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"4578\" data-end=\"4938\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"4578\" data-end=\"4651\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"4580\" data-end=\"4600\"\u003eNormandia (1944)\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong data-start=\"4602\" data-end=\"4649\"\u003e15 carri schierati contro lo sbarco Alleato\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"4652\" data-end=\"4721\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"4654\" data-end=\"4680\"\u003eCompiti di occupazione\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong data-start=\"4682\" data-end=\"4719\"\u003e229 unità fino alla metà del 1944\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"4722\" data-end=\"4824\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"4724\" data-end=\"4741\"\u003eAddestramento\u003c\/strong\u003e: alcuni veicoli vennero privati della torretta e impiegati come \u003cstrong data-start=\"4806\" data-end=\"4822\"\u003ecarri scuola\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"4825\" data-end=\"4938\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"4827\" data-end=\"4848\"\u003eBatterie costiere\u003c\/strong\u003e: le torrette rimosse furono installate nelle difese del \u003cstrong data-start=\"4905\" data-end=\"4936\"\u003eVallo Atlantico e in Italia\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4940\" data-end=\"5285\"\u003eUna versione particolare del carro fu impiegata sui \u003cstrong data-start=\"4992\" data-end=\"5005\"\u003ePanzerzug\u003c\/strong\u003e, i \u003cstrong data-start=\"5009\" data-end=\"5028\"\u003etreni corazzati\u003c\/strong\u003e: due \u003cstrong data-start=\"5034\" data-end=\"5050\"\u003ePanzer 38(t)\u003c\/strong\u003e erano posizionati all'estremità del convoglio su appositi carri, con la possibilità di \u003cstrong data-start=\"5138\" data-end=\"5171\"\u003esbarcare tramite rampe mobili\u003c\/strong\u003e per combattere a terra insieme alla fanteria di scorta. Questi mezzi erano privi della mitragliatrice di scafo.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 data-start=\"5287\" data-end=\"5344\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"5292\" data-end=\"5342\"\u003eUtilizzo da parte degli alleati della Germania\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"5345\" data-end=\"5442\"\u003eOltre alla Wehrmacht, il \u003cstrong data-start=\"5370\" data-end=\"5386\"\u003ePanzer 38(t)\u003c\/strong\u003e fu impiegato anche da diversi alleati della Germania:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"5443\" data-end=\"5827\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"5443\" data-end=\"5476\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"5445\" data-end=\"5456\"\u003eRomania\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong data-start=\"5458\" data-end=\"5474\"\u003e50 esemplari\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"5477\" data-end=\"5580\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"5479\" data-end=\"5493\"\u003eSlovacchia\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong data-start=\"5495\" data-end=\"5516\"\u003e69 o 90 esemplari\u003c\/strong\u003e (utilizzati contro i tedeschi nella rivolta dell'agosto 1944)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"5581\" data-end=\"5616\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"5583\" data-end=\"5595\"\u003eUngheria\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong data-start=\"5597\" data-end=\"5614\"\u003e102 esemplari\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"5617\" data-end=\"5651\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"5619\" data-end=\"5631\"\u003eBulgaria\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong data-start=\"5633\" data-end=\"5649\"\u003e10 esemplari\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"5652\" data-end=\"5730\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"5654\" data-end=\"5662\"\u003eURSS\u003c\/strong\u003e: alcuni carri catturati furono riutilizzati dall’\u003cstrong data-start=\"5712\" data-end=\"5728\"\u003eArmata Rossa\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"5731\" data-end=\"5827\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"5733\" data-end=\"5765\"\u003eCecoslovacchia (post-guerra)\u003c\/strong\u003e: impiegato fino al \u003cstrong data-start=\"5785\" data-end=\"5793\"\u003e1950\u003c\/strong\u003e come \u003cstrong data-start=\"5799\" data-end=\"5825\"\u003ecarro da addestramento\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch4 data-start=\"5287\" data-end=\"5344\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"5292\" data-end=\"5342\"\u003eIl modello in scala 1\/72 Mussini \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn ogni scatola c'è 1 modello di Panzer 38 (t) diviso in 5 parti: scafo superiore, scafo inferiore, cingoli e treno di rotolamento sinistri e destri, torretta. Nella scatola ci sono 2 torrette: una con gli sportelli aperti, per inserirvi il capocarro (incluso) e l'altra con gli sportelli chiusi. Sono inclusi inoltre il supporto dell'antenna radio, oltre a cavi e piccone da montare (opzionale) sul lato sinistro della sovrastruttura.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDisclaimer\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProdotto non adatto a minori di 14 anni. Pitture,  colle e altri materiali non sono inclusi nella confezione. Alcune parti potrebbero essere piccole o con sporgenze affilate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNote\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eL'articolo viene venduto NON dipinto.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"142\" data-end=\"457\"\u003eThe \u003cstrong data-start=\"146\" data-end=\"162\"\u003ePanzer 38(t)\u003c\/strong\u003e, short for \u003cem data-start=\"174\" data-end=\"198\"\u003ePanzerkampfwagen 38(t)\u003c\/em\u003e, was a \u003cstrong data-start=\"206\" data-end=\"220\"\u003elight tank\u003c\/strong\u003e of Czechoslovak origin, adopted by the German Army during \u003cstrong data-start=\"279\" data-end=\"295\"\u003eWorld War II\u003c\/strong\u003e. Initially designed as the \u003cstrong data-start=\"323\" data-end=\"336\"\u003eLT vz. 38\u003c\/strong\u003e for the \u003cstrong data-start=\"345\" data-end=\"366\"\u003eCzechoslovak Army\u003c\/strong\u003e, it was never used in combat by its original operators due to the \u003cstrong data-start=\"433\" data-end=\"454\"\u003eGerman occupation\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"459\" data-end=\"965\"\u003eThe tank was developed from the experience gained with the previous \u003cstrong data-start=\"527\" data-end=\"540\"\u003eLT vz. 35\u003c\/strong\u003e and achieved significant success, being exported to countries such as \u003cstrong data-start=\"611\" data-end=\"663\"\u003eSweden, Persia, Peru, Switzerland, and Lithuania\u003c\/strong\u003e. As the international situation rapidly deteriorated, the \u003cstrong data-start=\"722\" data-end=\"743\"\u003eCzechoslovak Army\u003c\/strong\u003e sought a replacement for the \u003cstrong data-start=\"773\" data-end=\"786\"\u003eLT vz. 35\u003c\/strong\u003e. The prototypes presented by \u003cstrong data-start=\"816\" data-end=\"825\"\u003eŠkoda\u003c\/strong\u003e were rejected in favor of \u003cstrong data-start=\"852\" data-end=\"861\"\u003eČKD’s\u003c\/strong\u003e project, an updated version of the \u003cstrong data-start=\"897\" data-end=\"904\"\u003eTNH\u003c\/strong\u003e export model, featuring an improved \u003cstrong data-start=\"941\" data-end=\"962\"\u003esuspension system\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"967\" data-end=\"1282\"\u003eOn \u003cstrong data-start=\"970\" data-end=\"986\"\u003eJuly 1, 1938\u003c\/strong\u003e, the vehicle was officially approved for production, but the \u003cstrong data-start=\"1048\" data-end=\"1096\"\u003eannexation of Czechoslovakia by Nazi Germany\u003c\/strong\u003e prevented its adoption by local forces. Production continued exclusively for the \u003cstrong data-start=\"1178\" data-end=\"1191\"\u003eWehrmacht\u003c\/strong\u003e, with approximately \u003cstrong data-start=\"1212\" data-end=\"1227\"\u003e1,400 units\u003c\/strong\u003e built by \u003cstrong data-start=\"1237\" data-end=\"1245\"\u003e1942\u003c\/strong\u003e, when production was discontinued.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-start=\"1284\" data-end=\"1312\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1288\" data-end=\"1310\"\u003eTechnical Features\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1313\" data-end=\"1605\"\u003eThe \u003cstrong data-start=\"1317\" data-end=\"1333\"\u003ePanzer 38(t)\u003c\/strong\u003e had a structure similar to the \u003cstrong data-start=\"1365\" data-end=\"1378\"\u003eLT vz. 35\u003c\/strong\u003e, but with an improved suspension system: four large \u003cstrong data-start=\"1431\" data-end=\"1459\"\u003erubber-tired road wheels\u003c\/strong\u003e and two \u003cstrong data-start=\"1468\" data-end=\"1492\"\u003eupper return rollers\u003c\/strong\u003e, a configuration often mistaken for the \u003cstrong data-start=\"1533\" data-end=\"1563\"\u003eChristie suspension system\u003c\/strong\u003e, though it was fundamentally different.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1607\" data-end=\"1644\"\u003eThe \u003cstrong data-start=\"1611\" data-end=\"1619\"\u003ecrew\u003c\/strong\u003e consisted of four men:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"1645\" data-end=\"1801\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1645\" data-end=\"1687\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"1647\" data-end=\"1657\"\u003eDriver\u003c\/strong\u003e (seated at the front right)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1688\" data-end=\"1745\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"1690\" data-end=\"1708\"\u003eMachine gunner\u003c\/strong\u003e (seated to the left of the driver)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1746\" data-end=\"1801\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"1748\" data-end=\"1772\"\u003eGunner and commander\u003c\/strong\u003e (positioned in the turret)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1803\" data-end=\"1917\"\u003eThe \u003cstrong data-start=\"1807\" data-end=\"1820\"\u003ecommander\u003c\/strong\u003e had access to an \u003cstrong data-start=\"1838\" data-end=\"1860\"\u003eobservation cupola\u003c\/strong\u003e and an \u003cstrong data-start=\"1868\" data-end=\"1889\"\u003earmored periscope\u003c\/strong\u003e with \u003cstrong data-start=\"1895\" data-end=\"1914\"\u003e360° visibility\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1919\" data-end=\"2116\"\u003eThe \u003cstrong data-start=\"1923\" data-end=\"1940\"\u003emain armament\u003c\/strong\u003e was a \u003cstrong data-start=\"1947\" data-end=\"1976\"\u003eŠkoda 3.7 cm A7 37 mm gun\u003c\/strong\u003e (\u003cem data-start=\"1978\" data-end=\"2005\"\u003eKwK 38(t) for the Germans\u003c\/em\u003e), with \u003cstrong data-start=\"2013\" data-end=\"2031\"\u003e+12° elevation\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong data-start=\"2036\" data-end=\"2054\"\u003e-6° depression\u003c\/strong\u003e, capable of penetrating \u003cstrong data-start=\"2079\" data-end=\"2113\"\u003e35 mm of armor at 1,100 meters\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2118\" data-end=\"2216\"\u003eThe \u003cstrong data-start=\"2122\" data-end=\"2144\"\u003esecondary armament\u003c\/strong\u003e consisted of two \u003cstrong data-start=\"2162\" data-end=\"2184\"\u003eZB-53 machine guns\u003c\/strong\u003e (\u003cem data-start=\"2186\" data-end=\"2212\"\u003eMG 37(t) for the Germans\u003c\/em\u003e):\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"2217\" data-end=\"2360\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"2217\" data-end=\"2296\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"2219\" data-end=\"2248\"\u003eOne mounted in the turret\u003c\/strong\u003e, on a ball mount to the right of the main gun\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"2297\" data-end=\"2360\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"2299\" data-end=\"2326\"\u003eOne mounted in the hull\u003c\/strong\u003e, operated by the radio operator\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2362\" data-end=\"2491\"\u003eThe tank used \u003cstrong data-start=\"2376\" data-end=\"2402\"\u003eleaf spring suspension\u003c\/strong\u003e, with a \u003cstrong data-start=\"2411\" data-end=\"2431\"\u003erear idler wheel\u003c\/strong\u003e, an unusual design choice that was conceptually outdated.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2493\" data-end=\"2651\"\u003eEarly models featured \u003cstrong data-start=\"2515\" data-end=\"2532\"\u003eriveted armor\u003c\/strong\u003e, but later versions switched to \u003cstrong data-start=\"2565\" data-end=\"2582\"\u003ewelded plates\u003c\/strong\u003e for better crew protection. The \u003cstrong data-start=\"2615\" data-end=\"2648\"\u003eturret was bolted to the hull\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2653\" data-end=\"2773\"\u003eThe \u003cstrong data-start=\"2657\" data-end=\"2667\"\u003eengine\u003c\/strong\u003e, located at the rear, was connected to a transmission with \u003cstrong data-start=\"2727\" data-end=\"2770\"\u003efive forward gears and one reverse gear\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-start=\"2775\" data-end=\"2800\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2779\" data-end=\"2798\"\u003eOperational Use\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2801\" data-end=\"3179\"\u003eThe \u003cstrong data-start=\"2805\" data-end=\"2821\"\u003ePanzer 38(t)\u003c\/strong\u003e entered service with the \u003cstrong data-start=\"2847\" data-end=\"2860\"\u003eWehrmacht\u003c\/strong\u003e at the beginning of the war, participating in the \u003cstrong data-start=\"2911\" data-end=\"2930\"\u003ePolish campaign\u003c\/strong\u003e with \u003cstrong data-start=\"2936\" data-end=\"2948\"\u003e80 units\u003c\/strong\u003e, assigned to the \u003cstrong data-start=\"2966\" data-end=\"2998\"\u003e2nd and 3rd Leichte-Division\u003c\/strong\u003e, which were later reorganized as the \u003cstrong data-start=\"3036\" data-end=\"3067\"\u003e7th and 8th Panzer-Division\u003c\/strong\u003e. It was also used successfully in the \u003cstrong data-start=\"3106\" data-end=\"3125\"\u003eFrench campaign\u003c\/strong\u003e, where it became one of the most widely used tanks:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"3180\" data-end=\"3264\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"3180\" data-end=\"3222\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"3182\" data-end=\"3205\"\u003e7th Panzer-Division\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong data-start=\"3207\" data-end=\"3220\"\u003e132 units\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"3223\" data-end=\"3264\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"3225\" data-end=\"3248\"\u003e8th Panzer-Division\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong data-start=\"3250\" data-end=\"3262\"\u003e85 units\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3266\" data-end=\"3620\"\u003eDuring \u003cstrong data-start=\"3273\" data-end=\"3297\"\u003eOperation Barbarossa\u003c\/strong\u003e in \u003cstrong data-start=\"3301\" data-end=\"3309\"\u003e1941\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-start=\"3311\" data-end=\"3337\"\u003e754 Panzer 38(t) tanks\u003c\/strong\u003e were in service, making up about \u003cstrong data-start=\"3371\" data-end=\"3412\"\u003ea quarter of Germany’s armored forces\u003c\/strong\u003e. The number peaked at \u003cstrong data-start=\"3435\" data-end=\"3461\"\u003e763 units in July 1941\u003c\/strong\u003e, then dropped to \u003cstrong data-start=\"3479\" data-end=\"3500\"\u003e522 by April 1942\u003c\/strong\u003e. Over time, the tank’s armament became outdated, and the \u003cstrong data-start=\"3558\" data-end=\"3617\"\u003ePanzer 38(t) was gradually relegated to secondary roles\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-start=\"3622\" data-end=\"3655\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3626\" data-end=\"3653\"\u003eFinal Uses and Variants\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3656\" data-end=\"3723\"\u003eDespite its declassification, some units continued to see action:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"3724\" data-end=\"4092\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"3724\" data-end=\"3798\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"3726\" data-end=\"3745\"\u003eNormandy (1944)\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong data-start=\"3747\" data-end=\"3796\"\u003e15 tanks deployed against the Allied invasion\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"3799\" data-end=\"3865\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"3801\" data-end=\"3822\"\u003eOccupation duties\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong data-start=\"3824\" data-end=\"3863\"\u003e229 units in service until mid-1944\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"3866\" data-end=\"3971\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"3868\" data-end=\"3889\"\u003eTraining vehicles\u003c\/strong\u003e: some tanks had their turrets removed and were repurposed as \u003cstrong data-start=\"3951\" data-end=\"3969\"\u003etraining tanks\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"3972\" data-end=\"4092\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"3974\" data-end=\"3993\"\u003eCoastal defense\u003c\/strong\u003e: removed turrets were installed in \u003cstrong data-start=\"4029\" data-end=\"4090\"\u003eAtlantic Wall fortifications and Italian coastal defenses\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4094\" data-end=\"4451\"\u003eA \u003cstrong data-start=\"4096\" data-end=\"4115\"\u003especial version\u003c\/strong\u003e of the tank was also used on \u003cstrong data-start=\"4145\" data-end=\"4175\"\u003ePanzerzug (armored trains)\u003c\/strong\u003e: two \u003cstrong data-start=\"4181\" data-end=\"4197\"\u003ePanzer 38(t)\u003c\/strong\u003e units were mounted on \u003cstrong data-start=\"4220\" data-end=\"4244\"\u003especial railway cars\u003c\/strong\u003e at the front and rear of the train. These tanks could \u003cstrong data-start=\"4299\" data-end=\"4329\"\u003edisembark via mobile ramps\u003c\/strong\u003e and continue combat on the ground alongside accompanying infantry. These units \u003cstrong data-start=\"4409\" data-end=\"4448\"\u003elacked the hull-mounted machine gun\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-start=\"4453\" data-end=\"4486\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"4457\" data-end=\"4484\"\u003eUse by Germany’s Allies\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4487\" data-end=\"4583\"\u003eIn addition to the \u003cstrong data-start=\"4506\" data-end=\"4519\"\u003eWehrmacht\u003c\/strong\u003e, the \u003cstrong data-start=\"4525\" data-end=\"4541\"\u003ePanzer 38(t)\u003c\/strong\u003e was also used by several German allies:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"4584\" data-end=\"4939\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"4584\" data-end=\"4613\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"4586\" data-end=\"4597\"\u003eRomania\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong data-start=\"4599\" data-end=\"4611\"\u003e50 units\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"4614\" data-end=\"4725\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"4616\" data-end=\"4628\"\u003eSlovakia\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong data-start=\"4630\" data-end=\"4648\"\u003e69 or 90 units\u003c\/strong\u003e (some used against the Germans during the \u003cstrong data-start=\"4691\" data-end=\"4722\"\u003eAugust 1944 Slovak Uprising\u003c\/strong\u003e)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"4726\" data-end=\"4756\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"4728\" data-end=\"4739\"\u003eHungary\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong data-start=\"4741\" data-end=\"4754\"\u003e102 units\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"4757\" data-end=\"4787\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"4759\" data-end=\"4771\"\u003eBulgaria\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong data-start=\"4773\" data-end=\"4785\"\u003e10 units\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"4788\" data-end=\"4861\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"4790\" data-end=\"4806\"\u003eSoviet Union\u003c\/strong\u003e: some captured units were reused by the \u003cstrong data-start=\"4847\" data-end=\"4859\"\u003eRed Army\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"4862\" data-end=\"4939\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"4864\" data-end=\"4893\"\u003eCzechoslovakia (post-war)\u003c\/strong\u003e: used until \u003cstrong data-start=\"4906\" data-end=\"4914\"\u003e1950\u003c\/strong\u003e as a \u003cstrong data-start=\"4920\" data-end=\"4937\"\u003etraining tank\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-start=\"4941\" data-end=\"4979\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"4945\" data-end=\"4977\"\u003eThe 1\/72 Scale Mussini Model\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4980\" data-end=\"5093\"\u003eEach \u003cstrong data-start=\"4985\" data-end=\"5003\"\u003eMussini Models\u003c\/strong\u003e box contains \u003cstrong data-start=\"5017\" data-end=\"5043\"\u003eone Panzer 38(t) model\u003c\/strong\u003e in \u003cstrong data-start=\"5047\" data-end=\"5061\"\u003e1\/72 scale\u003c\/strong\u003e, 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the superstructure\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"5374\" data-end=\"5548\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDisclaimer\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eProduct not suitable for children under 14. 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