Hobbyboss Pz.Kpfw.I Ausf.F
Following the 1939 Polish campaign, the Wehrmacht decided it needed a well-armoured infantry support tank. Almost immediately, work started on designing a heavily armoured infantry assault tank based on the Pz.Kpfw.I. With prototype designation VK1801, the vehicle was later named Pz.Kpfw. I Ausf. F. While sharing certain features from the early Panzer Is, it differed significantly in terms of armour protection and suspension, and, of course, its battlefield role. It had 80mm frontal armour, 50mm on the sides and rear, and 25mm top and bottom. Interleaved road wheels with torsion bar suspension, and wide tracks (similar to the earlier Ausf.C reconnaissance tank) helped to disperse the added weight, which amounted to 21 tons. Powered by a Maybach HL 45P engine, the vehicle had a maximum road speed of 25km/h and a range of 150km.