Presenting Jia Lee and his stunning work on the Gefechtsaufklärer Leopard (VK16.02). The need for a small, fast scout tank in the Wehrmacht had long been overlooked. Light tanks and various armored cars had been pressed into this duty when needed. However an all-new tank design was coming, one that would defeat the heavily armored Soviet tanks such as the T-34 and KV-1. It was decided to develop a new scout tank based on it.

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