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Kfz 13

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Kfz 13
TypeArmoured car
Place of originGermany
Service history
In service1933–1941
Used byGermany
WarsWorld War II
Production history
ManufacturerDaimler-Benz
Produced1932–35
No. built187
147 Kfz 13, 40 Kfz. 14
VariantsKfz 14
Specifications
Mass2.1 t (2.1 long tons; 2.3 short tons)
Length4.2 m (14 ft)
Width1.7 m (5 ft 7 in)
Crew2 (Kfz 13)
3 (Kfz 14)

Armor8 mm (0.31 in)
Main
armament
MG 13, later MG 34 with 1,000 rounds of ammunition
EngineAdler "Standard 6" water-cooled six cylinder 2,916 cm³ inline engine
51 hp (38 kW)
Fuel capacity70 litres (15 imp gal)
Operational
range
380 km (240 mi)
Maximum speed 70 km/h (43 mph) road
Kfz 13 (left)
Left: a Kfz 13; right: an armoured Sd.Kfz. 232 with large loop antenna (6-wheeled radio and command vehicle)

The Kfz. 13 (also Maschinengewehr-Kraftwagen) was the first armoured reconnaissance vehicle introduced by the Reichswehr after the First World War and, by 1935, 147 units of this lightly armoured vehicle had been delivered to the fleet. The Kfz. 13 was based on a civilian car, the Adler Standard 6. Although the Kfz. 13 was equipped with all-wheel drive, the vehicle had poor cross-country capability. The unarmed version, the Kfz. 14 communications vehicle, was equipped with a radio set instead of the machine gun.

The Kfz. 13 was deployed in the Invasion of Poland and the Battle of France. It was retired from active service in 1941 and only used thereafter for training purposes.

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