Specification Crew : 2 Engine power : 60 hp Combat weight :2.1 tons Max speed : road , 70 km/h Range : 300 km Length : 4.20 m Width : 1.70 m Height : 1.46 m Main gun : One 7.92mm MG13 Armour : 8 mm

The Kfz 13 was developed in 1929-1932 as a reconnaissance vehicle for the developing motorized forces of the German Army. It consisted of a standard 4x4 passenger car chassis mounting an armored body.The front mounted engine was protected by a louvred grill in the front of the radiator , but no armour protected the engine sides.It had a crew of two with the commander manning a pedestal-mounted MG13. The Kfz 13 was issued to motorized Aufklärungs detachments from 1932.In 1935 it was supplemented by , and in 1938 had been fully replaced by the Sd Kfz 221 and 223 and were then relegated to the reconnaissance units of non-motorized divisions.Many were used during the campaign in Poland and several were still in service in France , but they had been withdrawn from service by 1941.