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The Kfz. 13 (also ''Maschinengewehr-Kraftwagen'') was the first armoured reconnaissance vehicle introduced by the

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after the

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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

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and the Battle of France. It was retired from active service in 1941 and only used thereafter for training purposes.

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''Maschinengewehrkraftwagen Kfz.13''
at www.achtungpanzer.com.

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