Sdkfz 231 232 233
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afrika korps sdkfz 231 armored car
Afrika korps Sdkfz 232
afrika korps sdkfz 263 and camel
armored car sdkfz 231
armored car Sdkfz 231 6 rad Poland 1939
Armored car SdKfz 231 8-Rad, WH-75886
armored vehicle sdkfz 232 afv
Destroyed German 8 Wheeled Heavy Armoured Car SdKfz 231
destroyed sdkfz 231
destroyed Sdkfz 231 8rad
Destroyed SdKfz 231 Poland 1939
Destroyed SdKfz 232 6-Rad
Destroyed SdKfz 232 armoured radio vehicle
Destroyed six-wheeled SdKfz 232 armoured car
Details of the turret of SdKfz 231
german armoured car sdkfz 231
Heavy armoured reconnaissance vehicle Sdkfz 231 8-Rad
Heavy, eight-wheeled armoured car Sdkfz 231 8-rad
Heavy, eight-wheeled armoured cars: SdKfz 232 and SdKfz 231
knocked out Sdkfz 231 Poland 1939
panzerspahwagen sdkfz 231 Poland
Radio car SdKfz 232 of the Afrika Korps (DAK)
schwerer Panzerspahwagen (Fu) SdKfz 232 6-Rad
schwerer panzerspahwagen sdkfz 231
Schwerer Panzerspahwagen SdKfz 231 8 rad
Schwerer Panzerspahwagen SdKfz 231 8-Rad Poland
sd kfz 231 8 rad armored car
Sd Kfz 232 turret
Sd.Kfz 232 1939 radio vehicle
Sd.Kfz. 231 cars move along a street
Sd.Kfz. 232 - German armored column moves along behind lines
Sd.Kfz. 232 Przemysl Poland 1939
Sd.Kfz.232 6 Rad
Sd.Kfz.232 6 Rad rear view
Sdkfz 231 6 rad
sdkfz 231 6 rad
sdkfz 231 6 rad schwerer panzerspahwagen
sdkfz 231 6 rad wehrmacht armored car
SdKfz 231 6-rad from an unknown unit - Poland 1939
SdKfz 231 6-rad Panzerspahwagen destroyed armored car
sdkfz 231 6rad
sdkfz 231 6rad afv
Sdkfz 231 6rad car
sdkfz 231 6rad destroyed
sdkfz 231 6rad railroad version
sdkfz 231 8 rad destroyed
Sdkfz 231 8 rad Poland 1939
sdkfz 231 8 wheel wehrmacht armored car
SdKfz 231 8-Rad and crew
SdKfz 231 8-rad of the Afrika Korps (DAK)
SdKfz 231 8-Rad winter camo 1942
Sdkfz 231 Adler
sdkfz 231 and crew
sdkfz 231 armored vehicle
Sdkfz 231 armoured car
Sdkfz 231 heavy armored reconnaissance vehicle
sdkfz 231 panzerspahwagen
sdkfz 231 Poland
SdKfz 231 police service
SdKfz 231 police version
Sdkfz 231 Schwerer Panzerspahwagen
Sdkfz 232 6 rad
sdkfz 232 6 rad Funkwagen
Sdkfz 232 6 rad Poland 1939
Sdkfz 232 6-Rad radio vehicle
Sdkfz 232 8 rad
sdkfz 232 8 rad Funkwagen
sdkfz 232 8 rad radio car
Sdkfz 232 8-Rad and SdKfz 231 6-Rad Przemysl Poland 1939
SdKfz 232 and panzerman
Sdkfz 232 car and crew
Sdkfz 232 france
SdKfz 232 Funk Afrika korps
Sdkfz 232 Funkspahwagen
SdKfz 232 Funkwagen
SdKfz 232 of the 5 SS Panzer Division Wiking Waffen SS
SdKfz 232 of the Waffen SS
Sdkfz 232 Poland 1939
sdkfz 232 rail transport
Sdkfz 232 Russia
sdkfz 233 stummel
Sdkfz231 8 rad
Six-wheeled SdKfz 231 (6-Rad) armoured car
The charred remnants of a German Sd.Kfz. 231 6-rad panzerspahwagen
US Soldiers in captured German heavy armored car SdKfz 233 "Stummel"
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 6x4 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 |