Sd.Kfz.231 (6-räd)
| GENERAL DATA | |||
| Other Designation(s) | Schwere Panzerspähwagen
(Sd.Kfz.231) |
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| Type | Heavy Armored Car |
Radio Equipment | FuG Spr Ger 'a' |
| Manufacturer(s) | Daimler-Benz,
Büssing-NAG, Magirus |
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| Crew | 4 |
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| Production Quantity | 928 |
Production Period | 1932 - 1935 |
| DIMENSIONS | |||
| Combat weight | 5700 kg |
Ground pressure | ? kg/cm² |
| Length w/Gun | 5.57 m |
Length /hull | 5.57 m |
| Barrel Overhang | 0 m |
Height | 2.25 m |
| Width | 1.82 m |
Ground clearance | 0.25 m |
| ARMAMENT | |||
| Primary Armament | 1 x 20 mm KwK 30 L/55 (1) |
Ammunition Carried | 200 |
| Traverse | 360° (manual) |
Elevation | -12° to +20° (manual) |
| Traverse speed (360°) | - |
Sight | - |
| Secondary Armament | 1 x 7.92 mm MG13/34 (2) |
Ammunition Carried | 1500 |
| Location | 1: turret - 2: coaxial |
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| ARMOR | ||||
| Assembly | Welding & bolting
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| Armor Detail | Front |
Side |
Rear |
Top/Bottom |
| Lower Hull | 14.5 mm / 55&65° |
8 mm / 53° |
8 mm / 65&48° |
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| Upper Hull | 14.5 mm
/ 65° |
8 mm / 55° |
8 mm / 60° |
5 mm / 10&0° |
| Turret | 14.5 mm / 90° |
8 mm / 60° |
8 mm / 60° |
6 mm / 10&0° |
| Mantlet | 14.5 mm
/ 90° |
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| AUTOMOTIVE | |||
| Engine | Daimler-Benz M09, |
Type & Displacement | 6 cyl. |
Magirus S88 |
12 cy. |
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Büssing-NAG |
8 cyl. |
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| Horsepower (maximum) | 68 hp |
Power/Weight Ratio | 11.93 hp / ton |
60-70 hp |
10.53-12.28 hp / ton |
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65 hp at 2200 rpm |
11.4 hp / ton |
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| Gearbox | Sliding pinion, 6 forward, 6 reverse |
Steering | Front Wheels steering wheel (front & rear) |
| Brakes | ? |
Fuel Capacity | 100 L Gasoline (Petrol) |
| SUSPENSION | |||
| Type | Semi-elliptic leaf spring, 6x6 wheeled |
Road wheels | 3 w/pneumatic |
| Shock absorbers | ? |
Wheels centers/tread | 2.70 m |
| PERFORMANCES | |||
| Maximum Speed | 65-70 km/h on road, 31 km/h off
road |
Range | 300 km on road, 21 km off road |
| Mileage | ? L/100 km on road |
Maximum grade | 20° (from horizontal) |
| Trench crossing | 1.81 m |
Vertical obstacles | - |
| Maximum fording depth | 0.6 m |
Minimum turning diameter | 13.5 m |
| Sources | |||
| Vehicles.com | TNT HS n°1, 2, 4, 7, 8, 11, 12 |
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