the First German armored vehicle, created in the 1930-ies, was developed by order of the Supreme command of the Reichswehr on the chassis of the car Adler 3Gd. This rather primitive combat vehicle intended to accompany cavalry and intelligence. It had a welded open top hull of the 8-mm armor. Armament consisted of a 7.92 mm MG 13 machine gun mounted in the middle of the body behind the shield and having a limited arc of fire. Carbureted 6-cylinder engine Adler 6S power 60 HP at 3200 Rev/min dispersed heavy (2,1-t) combat vehicle up to a speed of 50 km/h. Armored car had rear wheel drive and steer front wheels, suspension on semi-elliptic leaf springs and hydraulic brakes. The crew of the armored car consisted of two people: the commander and the driver. Radio stations on the car was and the crews maintained communications via signal flags. As such, the armored car was accepted into service of the Reichswehr under the designation Kfz.13.
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