Troll Panseret Kampbil m/39

The Norwegian Armored Car
When the Kampvogn Committee was converting the Panservogn m/35 into the Panservogn m/39, a problem rose. the old m/35 turrets had nowhere to go. While the turrets where being stored Troll Bilindustri asked the Committee if they could put the turrets on the modified Panserbil 21 hull. The Committee accepted and soon a prototype was made and shown, although it was very primitive and simple it proved capable in the smaller and uneven roads of the Norwegian rural areas. After the small test the Committee greenlit the production of the Troll Panseret Kampbil model 1939.

Out of the 255 Panservogn m/35 turrets, 247 where put on the armored cars.

During the early years of the war the armored car served greatly in the scouting role. It had enough storage to carry its own fuel on long stretches and being set up in small towns allowed it to boost morale of the people to some degree. It served in combat roles all the way till 1941 when the redesigned and M8 Greyhound inspired Troll Panseret Kampbil m/41 when most of the m/39 armored cars where sent back to the factories to be scrapped. Now this vehicle is extremely rare and only a handfull exist today.