Sd.Kfz.234/3 226.Aufklarungs Abt., 116 Pz. Div. Normandy 1944 Scale 1:72 HG4304

Sd.Kfz.234/3 226.Aufklarungs Abt., 116 Pz. Div. Normandy 1944 Scale 1:72 True 1/72 scale. Professionally painted. Weathered finish. Great attention to detail. All markings are Tampoed (pad applied). Rubber wheels roll. Extremely heavy metal with a minimum of plastic. Highly collectable. The eight-wheeled Sd.Kfz.234/4 was created as a stop gap measure. Designed as an anti- tank destroyer it was in a way similar to the Marder Tank Destroyer because it was poorly armored and had an open top making the crew very vulnerable. This vehicle was able to neutralize almost every enemy tank of that time as long as it wasn’t a head to head engagement. The Sd.Kfz.234/4 was primarily used by reconnaissance companies and provided anti-tank support for other reconnaissance vehicles. 226.Aufklarungsabteilungen (armored Reconnaissance detachment) belonged to 116.Panzer- Division that was known as the “Windhund Divisonen” (Greyhound Division). 116.Pz Div. was formed in March 1944 and sent to the Pas-de-Calais. From August 7th – 13th the 116.Pz Div. was involved in Operation Luttich, a failed German counteroffensive that saw German forces being encircled in the Falaise Pocket. From August 12th – 21st the Germans were on the defensive and eventually some did escape with heavy losses. By August 21st the 116.Pz Div. only had 600 men and 12 tanks left.