SdKfz 232 of the 5 SS Panzer Division Wiking Waffen SS
Sd.Kfz. 232 Przemysl Poland 1939
Destroyed SdKfz 231 Poland 1939
Schwerer Panzerspahwagen SdKfz 231 8-Rad Poland
SdKfz 231 8-Rad winter camo 1942
SdKfz 232 of the Waffen SS
schwerer Panzerspahwagen (Fu) SdKfz 232 6-Rad
Destroyed German 8 Wheeled Heavy Armoured Car SdKfz 231
Sd.Kfz 232 1939 radio vehicle
US Soldiers in captured German heavy armored car SdKfz 233 “Stummel”
Heavy, eight-wheeled armoured cars: SdKfz 232 and SdKfz 231
Heavy armoured reconnaissance vehicle Sdkfz 231 8-Rad
Destroyed SdKfz 232 6-Rad
Sd Kfz 232 turret
Destroyed SdKfz 232 armoured radio vehicle
Sdkfz 232 8-Rad and SdKfz 231 6-Rad Przemysl Poland 1939
SdKfz 231 8-Rad and crew
Sdkfz 232 6-Rad radio vehicle
Heavy, eight-wheeled armoured car Sdkfz 231 8-rad
Sdkfz 232 6 rad Poland 1939
Sdkfz231 8 rad
Sdkfz 232 8 rad
Sdkfz 231 6rad car
Schwerer Panzerspahwagen SdKfz 231 8 rad
Sdkfz 232 Russia
Sdkfz 231 8 rad Poland 1939
knocked out Sdkfz 231 Poland 1939
Sdkfz 232 6 rad
Afrika korps Sdkfz 232
armored car Sdkfz 231 6 rad Poland 1939
Armored car SdKfz 231 8-Rad, WH-75886
Sdkfz 231 heavy armored reconnaissance vehicle
Sdkfz 231 Adler
Sdkfz 232 Funkspahwagen
Sdkfz 231 6 rad
Sdkfz 232 car and crew
SdKfz 231 6-rad from an unknown unit – Poland 1939
Sd.Kfz. 231 cars move along a street
Sdkfz 231 Schwerer Panzerspahwagen
Details of the turret of SdKfz 231
Sdkfz 232 france
Radio car SdKfz 232 of the Afrika Korps (DAK)
Sd.Kfz.232 6 Rad rear view
SdKfz 232 Funk Afrika korps
SdKfz 231 8-rad of the Afrika Korps (DAK)
Sdkfz 232 Poland 1939
SdKfz 232 and panzerman
Sd.Kfz.232 6 Rad
destroyed Sdkfz 231 8rad
Sdkfz 231 armoured car
Sd.Kfz. 232 – German armored column moves along behind lines
sdkfz 231 6rad destroyed
panzerspahwagen sdkfz 231 Poland
sdkfz 231 panzerspahwagen
sdkfz 232 8 rad radio car
SdKfz 231 police version
SdKfz 231 6-rad Panzerspahwagen destroyed armored car
armored car sdkfz 231
SdKfz 232 Funkwagen
sdkfz 232 6 rad Funkwagen
The charred remnants of a German Sd.Kfz. 231 6-rad panzerspahwagen
afrika korps sdkfz 231 and crew
sdkfz 231 6 rad schwerer panzerspahwagen
armored vehicle sdkfz 232 afv
sdkfz 231 6rad afv
afrika korps sdkfz 263 and camel
sdkfz 231 6 rad
sdkfz 231 6 rad wehrmacht armored car
SdKfz 231 police service
sdkfz 232 rail transport
sd kfz 231 8 rad armored car
sdkfz 231 6rad railroad version
german armoured car sdkfz 231
sdkfz 231 8 wheel wehrmacht armored car
sdkfz 231 6rad
schwerer panzerspahwagen sdkfz 231
sdkfz 231 and crew
destroyed sdkfz 231
Destroyed six-wheeled SdKfz 232 armoured car
sdkfz 232 8 rad Funkwagen
sdkfz 231 armored vehicle
Six-wheeled SdKfz 231 (6-Rad) armoured car
sdkfz 231 8 rad destroyed
afrika korps sdkfz 231 armored car
sdkfz 233 stummel
sdkfz 231 Poland
Sd.Kfz. 231, Sd.Kfz. 232, Sd.Kfz. 233 6 and 8 wheeled armoured cars, used by Wehrmacht during the Second World War.
The development of an armored car based on the chassis pf 6×4 truck was ordered in 1929. Schwerer Panzerspähwagen 6-rad had engine mounted in the front as in normal truck. Chassis was strengthened to take the additional weight, and second steering control was added at the rear.
Development of a 8-rad Schwerer Panzerspähwagen with improved cross country mobility was ordered in 1934. Designated Versuchskraftfahrzeug 623 and 624, an 8 wheeled chassis was developed to carry the armored body and turret.
Production ceased in September 1942 to be repleced by the SdKfz 234 Puma series.
Schwerer Panzerspähwagen – Heavy armored reconnaissance vehicle.
Sd.Kfz. 231 – Gerat 85, normal version used by Aufklärungs (reconnaissance) units. 8-Rad variant production: 607 cars (Sdkfz 231 + 232).
Sd.Kfz. 232 – Gerat 86, radio car with “bedstead” antenna
Sd.Kfz. 233 – Gerat 87, Sd.Kfz. 231/232 (8-Rad, 8 wheels) but equipped with a short barrelled 7.5 cm KwK 37 L/24 gun in an open fixed superstructure. Production: 109 + 10 converted cars.
Specifications:
version | SdKfz 231 8-Rad | SdKfz 232 8-Rad | SdKfz 233 8-Rad “Stummel” |
crew | 4 | 4 | 3 |
armor | hull: front: 14,5 mm, sides and rear: 8 mm, top: 6 mm, bottom: 5 mm turret: front: 14,5 mm, sides: 8 mm, rear: 10 mm, mantlet: 14,5 mm, top: 6 mm | hull: front: 14,5 mm, sides and rear: 8 mm, top: 6 mm, bottom: 5 mm turret: front: 14,5 mm, sides: 8 mm, rear: 10 mm, mantlet: 14,5 mm, top: 6 mm | hull: front: 30 mm, sides and rear: 8 mm, top: 6 mm, bottom: 5 mm turret: front: 14,5 mm, sides: 8 mm, rear: 10 mm, mantlet: 14,5 mm, top: 6 mm |
mainarmament | 2 cm KwK 30 L/55 (180 rounds) | 2 cm KwK 30 L/55 (180 rounds) | 7,5 cm KwK 37 L/24 (32 rounds), |
secondaryarmament | MG34 (2100 rounds) | MG34 (1125 rounds) | MG42 (1500 rounds) |
weight (kg) | 8300 | 8800 – 9100 | 8700 |
length (mm) | 5850 | 5850 | 5850 |
width (mm) | 2200 | 2200 | 2200 |
height (mm) | 2350 | 2900 | 2250 |
wheel base (mm) | 1350 + 1400 + 1350 | 1350 + 1400 + 1350 | 1350 + 1400 + 1350 |
engine | Bussing NAG L8V/G/S/36, 150 hp (later: 180 hp) at 3000 rpm. 8 cylinder, liquid-cooled, gasoline 7913 cm3 (later: 8363 cm3) | Bussing NAG L8V/G/S/36, 150 hp (later: 180 hp) at 3000 rpm. 8 cylinder, liquid-cooled, gasoline 7913 cm3 (later: 8363 cm3) | Bussing NAG L8V/G/S/36, 150 hp (later: 180 hp) at 3000 rpm. 8 cylinder, liquid-cooled, gasoline 7913 cm3 (later: 8363 cm3) |
transmission | 6 forward, 6 reverse | 6 forward, 6 reverse | 6 forward, 6 reverse |
fuel capacity (l) | 150 | 150 | 150 |
fuel consumption (l) (road / off road) | 50 / 90 | 50 / 90 | 50 / 90 |
range (road km/ off-road km) | 300 / 170 | 300 / 170 | 300 / 170 |
max speed (road/ off-road km/h) | 85 / 30 | 85 / 30 | 85 / 30 |
ground clearance (mm) | 270 | 270 | 270 |
trench crossing (mm) | 1800 | 1800 | 1800 |
vertical obstacle (mm) | 500 | 500 | 500 |
fording ability (mm) | 1000 | 1000 | 1000 |
climbing ability (degrees) | 30 | 30 | 30 |
turning circle (m) | 10,5 | 10,5 | 10,5 |
manufacturer | Deutsche Werke AG, Schichau Werke Elbing | Deutsche Werke AG, Schichau Werke Elbing | Schichau Werke Elbing |
chassis numbers | 59902 – 87267 | 85615 – 87267 |