German armoured fighting vehicles of WWII
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armoured reconnaissance vehicles
INTRODUCTION
the origins of armoured cars as a vehicle type
their role and development before and during WWII
production models as well as unrealised projects
KFZ 13 & 14
pre-war light armoured car
built on a civilian Adler passenger car chassis
combat and radio/command variants
Sd.Kfz. 221
light four-wheeled armoured car
based on the Einheitsfahrgestell Horch chassis
armed in its basic form with a single machine gun
Sd.Kfz. 222
armed with a 20 mm autocannon
Sd.Kfz. 223
light four-wheeled armoured radio car
armed with a machine gun only
Sd.Kfz. 260 & 261
light four-wheeled armoured radio cars
universal Einheitsfahrgestell Horch chassis
no integral armament
Sd.Kfz. 231 (6 RAD)
six-wheeled armoured car
built on truck chassis from various manufacturers
armed with a machine gun and 20 mm autocannon
Sd.Kfz. 231 (8 RAD)
heavy armoured car
eight-wheeled Büssing-NAG chassis
Sd.Kfz. 232 (6 RAD)
six-wheeled armoured radio car
Sd.Kfz. 232 (8 RAD)
heavy armoured radio car
Sd.Kfz. 233
fire support armoured car
armed with a short-barrelled 75 mm gun
Sd.Kfz. 234
newly developed eight-wheeled chassis
four production variants with different armament
Sd.Kfz. 247
armoured car for senior commanders
four-wheeled and six-wheeled variants
Sd.Kfz. 254
originally an Austrian armoured vehicle
interchangeable wheeled and tracked running gear
Sd.Kfz. 263 (6 RAD)
Sd.Kfz. 263 (8 RAD)
AUTOBLINDA 41
originally an Italian armoured car
captured and later produced for the Wehrmacht
armed with two machine guns and a 20 mm cannon
Sd.Kfz. 3
interwar armoured vehicle
effectively without any built-in armament
combat and command variant
ARW / ZRW
interwar development project
eight-wheeled and ten-wheeled variants
competing prototypes from three manufacturers
DAF M39
originally a Dutch armoured car
armed with two machine guns and a 37 mm cannon
German war trophy
KRUPP-FIJENOORD
developed for service in Dutch colonies
armed with three machine guns
saw combat during the defence of Berlin in 1945
ADGZ
armoured car by Austrian firm Austro Daimler Puch
symmetrical four-axle chassis with dual steering
three machine guns and a 20 mm cannon
ADKZ
originally an Austrian armoured car
armed with a machine gun and 20 mm cannon
development cancelled after the German Anschluss
PANHARD P178
the most modern French armoured car of its time
captured and pressed into German service
variants with different armament and roles
SCHILDKRÖTE
amphibious armoured car project
armed with a machine gun or 20 mm cannon
only three prototypes were built
SAURER RK-9
reconnaissance vehicle by Austrian firm Saurer
only two evaluation prototypes were built
LAFFLY W 15 T
wheeled armoured infantry carrier
based on a French truck chassis
conversion carried out by Baukommando Becker
history of armoured cars
their role and combat tactics
development before and during the war
built on a civilian Adler chassis
combat and radio/command variant
Einheitsfahrgestell Horch chassis
armed with a 20 mm cannon and MG
four-wheeled armoured radio car
machine gun armament only
four-wheeled armoured radio cars
built on civilian truck chassis
eight-wheeled armoured car
Büssing-NAG chassis
eight-wheeled armoured radio car
armed with a short 75 mm gun
on a newly developed chassis
four variants with different armament
command armoured car
half-track armoured vehicle
by Austrian firm Saurer
also produced for the Wehrmacht
two machine guns and a 20 mm cannon
three competing prototypes
two machine guns and a 37 mm cannon
armoured car for Dutch colonial service
saw combat in the defence of Berlin
Austrian armoured car
symmetrical four-axle chassis
development cancelled by the Germans
armed with a 20 mm cannon
captured from the French army
variants with different armament
command and rail-going versions
amphibious armoured car
only prototypes were built
wheeled-tracked reconnaissance vehicle
only two prototypes were built
conversion by Baukommando Becker
QUICKNAVIGATION:
Kfz 13 a 14
SdKfz 221
SdKfz 222
SdKfz 223
SdKfz 260 a 261
SdKfz 231 6 Rad
SdKfz 231 8 Rad
SdKfz 232 6 Rad
SdKfz 232 8 Rad
SdKfz 233
SdKfz 234
SdKfz 247
SdKfz 254
SdKfz 263 6 Rad
SdKfz 263 8 Rad
SdKfz 3
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