Panzerbeobachtungswagen Sd Kfz 253 to Pz Beob Wg Panther - Armored Observation Vehicles - Panzer Tracts, Vol. 11-1 Author:Thomas L. Jentz This is a 20 volume plus series from German AFV specialist Tom Jentz. The series , when complete, will present more 20 titles on virtually all the armored vehicles used by Germany from 1925-1945. They will provide a developmental history, unique characteristics, major modifications, data sheets and armor specs based solely on original documents ... more »and existing vehicles. Scale plans by Hilary Doyle. All are paper, 8 1/2 x 11, and well illustrated with photos & plans. Panzerbeobachtungswagen (Armored Observation Vehicles) - Sd. Kfz.253 to Pz. Beob. Wg. Panther - Using original Large-scale drawings of the turret and hundreds of chassis measurements, the Panzer Tracts team has created a new set of ultra-accurate drawings of the rarest of Germany's armored observation vehicle - the Pz. Beob. Wg. Panther. There are also new as-built 1/35th scale prints of the k1. Pz. Bef. Wg. (Sd. Kfz.265) - the first armored vehicle used by forward observers in 1940. Other rare "observation" vehicles include the Feuerleitpanzer (8t Zgkw and BN 10 H) used to launch V-2 missiles and the Panzermesskraftwagen used to observe experiments on test firing ranges. This volume also presents rare photos, 1/35th scale drawings, and accurate statistics of the Sd. Kfz.253, Sd. KfZ.254, Sd.. Kfz..250/5, Sd. KfZ.250/12, Sd. Kfz.251/l.8, Sd. Kfz.251P20, Pz. Beob. Wg. III, and Pz. Beob. Wg. IV. 1n accordance with our high standards, the text and data are based solely on primary sources. Over 40 rare large-format photos and 20 scale drawings are used to illustrate the 13 different armored observation vehicles in this 44 page book. 2003 paper covers, 8 1/2 x 11,.« less