Sd.Kfz.231 (8-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) | Deutsche Werke
in Kiel, Schichau |
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| Crew | 4 |
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| Production Quantity | 1235 |
Production Period | 1936 - 1942 |
| DIMENSIONS | |||
| Combat weight | 8150 kg |
Ground pressure | ? kg/cm² |
| Length w/Gun | 5.85 m |
Length /hull | 5.85 m |
| Barrel Overhang | 0 m |
Height | 2.35 m |
| Width | 2.20 m |
Ground clearance | 0.28 m |
| ARMAMENT | |||
| Primary Armament | 1 x 20 mm KwK 30/38 (1) |
Ammunition Carried | 180 |
| Traverse | 360° (manual) |
Elevation | -10° to +26° (manual) |
| Traverse speed (360°) | - |
Sight | - |
| Secondary Armament | 1 x 7.92 mm MG34 (2) |
Ammunition Carried | 1000-2000 |
| 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 | 8+10 mm / 55° |
8 mm / 55° |
8 mm / 55° |
5 mm / 0° & none |
| Upper Hull | 15 mm /
62° |
8 mm / 55° |
10 mm /
55° |
6 mm / 6&0° |
| Turret | 15 mm / 70° |
8 mm / 60° |
8 mm / 60° |
6 mm / 10&0° |
| Mantlet | 15 mm /
70° |
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| AUTOMOTIVE | |||
| Engine | Büssing-NAG L8V |
Type & Displacement | L8 |
| Horsepower (maximum) | 150 hp at 3000 rpm |
Power/Weight Ratio | 18.4 hp / ton |
| Gearbox | Claw 6 forward, 6 reverse |
Steering | All Wheels steering wheel (front & rear) |
| Brakes | ? |
Fuel Capacity | 138 L Gasoline (Petrol) |
| SUSPENSION | |||
| Type | Semi-elliptic leaf spring, 8x8 wheeled |
Road wheels | 4 w/pneumatic, all driving, all
steering |
| Shock absorbers | ? |
Wheels centers/tread | 1.35 m |
| PERFORMANCES | |||
| Maximum Speed | 85 km/h on road, 31 km/h off road |
Range | 300 km on road, 170 km off road |
| Mileage | 46 L/100 km on road |
Maximum grade | 26° (from horizontal) |
| Trench crossing | 1.24 m |
Vertical obstacles | 0.48 m |
| Maximum fording depth | 1 m |
Minimum turning diameter | 10.5 m |
| Sources | |||
| Vehicles.com | TNT HS n°1, 2, 4, 7, 8, 11, 12 |
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