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The eight-wheeled Sd Kfz 231 had excellent mobility and off-road capability, lending it to reconnaissance missions across treacherous terrain—terrain its smaller, four-wheeled cousins were unable to traverse. With heavier armour...
Sonderkraftfahrzeug (Sd Kfz), or special purpose vehicle, numbers indicate the role of a vehice rather than its specific type. The first Sd Kfz 231 was the 6-rad , or six-wheeled,...
The first company of 8. Panzerjagerabteilung with six 8.8cm FlaK18 (Sf) self-propelled guns fought alongisde 1. and 2. Panzerdivision in France. They were heavily engaged against French Char B-1 heavy...
The Panzerkampfwagen (tank or armoured fighting vehicle) Neubaufahrzeug (new construction vehicle), began development in 1932 as series of tank prototypes in a first German attempt to create a medium to...
Panzergrenadiers were able to support the tanks using armoured Sd Kfz 251 half-tracks or trucks. The armoured half-tracks allowed them to drive onto the battlefield and get in much closer...
The Sd Kfz 221 is a four-wheel drive, light armoured car, with a crew of two, armed with a MG34 machine-gun. It was designed to meet operational requirements that included...
The Panzer II was designed as a training tank, but war overtook Germany's plans and they used it as a light tank. Because its 2cm gun is effective against armoured...
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