June 11, 2022
One of photos showed a Pz. II (342) from African campaign.
I do not know the exact version of this Pz. II, but I highly believe it is a Pz. II C (early type idle wheels) and it should be one of vehicles from 15 Pz. Div.. Its tactical NO. was 342, however, the capital number 3 has been erased and rewritten to 4. I infer this vehicle was first affiliated to 3rd company and corporate with Pz. IV in early 1941. After the Operation of Crusader in late 1941, two new companies have been attached to 15 Pz. Div. (3rd & 7th companies with brand new Pz. III), so the original 3rd & 7th companies which equipped Pz. IV & II’s have been renamed and reassigned to 4th & 8th companies.
The painting instruction of Academy gives this option to model builders, so I decide to make this vehicle. Unfortunately, one potential concern is this Pz. II could be type C, but the product of Academy is type F Pz. II.