German armored cars the sdkfz 220s in photos war history. The vehicles were lightly armoured, armed with a 20, 50 or 75 mm main gun, and powered by a tatra v12 diesel engine. An order was therefore placed to eisenwerk weserhutte of bad oeynhausen, to study the sd. Sdkfz 223 project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks read. Panzerspahwagen the latest title from ryton features all the variations of the german four wheeled armored car. The cannon is a replica and has no combat features. Resin and metal sdkfz 222 armored car suspension set. Sherman tanks pass a knockedout german sdkfz 222 armoured car, italy, 25 january 1944.
Kfz 223 gerat 82 panzerfunkwagen, radio version with large bedframe antenna over the vehicle. I must admit though, i have a fondness for them old books and would. These vehicles were criticized for their insufficient range and were literally crammed with fuel jerrycans. Six series were produced from 1935 up to january 1944 when production ceased in favour of halftrack radio vehicles.
Jul 29, 2011 photo gallery on a leichter panzerspahwagen sdkfz. Sdkfz 222 of dak next photo sdkfz 221 222 223 image 11 of 91 previous photo. Sdkfz 222 leichter panzerspahwagen armored reconnassance. You can see, on page 28, various photos from destroyed sd. Kfz 222 armoured car was used a an armoured scout vehicle issued to the panzersphwagen squadrons of the aufklrungs battalions. The reichswehr also contracted for two command vehicles known as light armored radio vehicles, which would use the sdkfz. You see the engine, chasis, weapons used, ww2 photos of the vehicles in action on every front in all kinds of weather. In 1941, losses and the need for a new model led the waffenamt to emit specifications for the ausf.
Filmed with a panasonic s1r mirrorless camera with a leica 50mm f1. Our new mg34 repro is ready for mounting in the sdkfz. The chassis was nearly complete, missing very few components. My primary reference was a web site dedicated to the sdkfz 222, appropriately named. First ride replica built from scratch for 14 months. Set is not designed for rc use, road wheels are not included.
The history begins in the tanks during the first world war and has since developed rapidly as the design and the tactics they use, views on. Like the sd kfz 222, the crew size was three, with one man functioning as the radio operator. While typically associated with being an early to midwar vehicle, these vehicles were still in. Sdkfz 251 ausf d armor walk around color series no. Axis history forum this is an apolitical forum for discussions on the axis nations and related topics hosted by the axis history factbook in cooperation with christian ankerstjernes panzerworld and christoph awenders ww2 day by day. Sonderkraftfahrzeug sdkfz 222 armoured car dday overlord. Adoption of the sdkfz 221 series of armored cars in 1935 by the german army eventually led to a broadened line of similar cars all based on the same powerpack, design form, and running gear of the original in the sdkfz 222 and sdkfz 223. Panzerkampfwagen v panther sdkfz 171 an insight into the design, construction and operation of the finest medium tank in the second world war. The sdkfz 222 was examined by soviet designers before they created the similar ba64 light armoured car. First 5 series of the sdkfz 222 had the horch 801 chassis. This richly illustrated book chronologically describes the course of operation. The sdkfz 2509 was the sdkfz 250 with the same turret as the sdfkz 222.
This is an apolitical forum for discussions on the axis nations and related topics hosted by the axis history factbook in cooperation with christian ankerstjernes panzerworld and christoph awenders ww2 day by day. I recommend that you go online to the axis history forum. Again, daimlerbenz presented a model, this time based on the s. Sdkfz 222 leichter panzerspahwagen in north africa the leichter panzerspahwagen was a light fourwheel drive armoured car produced by nazi germany between 1935 and international shopping. Did they mix the vehicles together like the light 260261, 223, 222s and. The production ran from 1937 until 1943 and a total of ca.
If you cant own or buy it, you make it and thats exactly what zacharias ourgantzidis from thessaloniki, greece did. Sdkfz and 14 sdkfz 221, 222 and 223 sdkfz 231 and 232 6rad sdkfz 231 and 232 8rad sdkfz 263 sdkfz 2341 and 2342. Beginning in 1935, germany revived its arms industry and equipped itself with all the necessary equipment for the realization of blitzkrieg, the lightning war. Military gear, military photos, military weapons, military equipment, military history, military vehicles, mg 34, ww2. Leichter panzerspahwagen photographs world war ii database. Sdkfz 222 leichter panzerspahwagen in north africa. It could be differentiated by its antenna frame as well as a stepped rear upper hull section features not found on the sdkfz 221 variant. This turret is not identical to that of the sdkfz 222 sockellafette 38 see more. This osprey new vanguard title, sdkfz 251 halftrack 19391945, tells the story of the first to see action in appreciable numbers.
I get a lot of questions about how we did certain things on our sdkfz. Paint wood brown, steel, dark green, flat black, flat white, red brown, red, mahogany, silver, field gray, dark yellow, tire black. After a break, i started to think about the display base. Sdkfz 223 leichter panzerspahwagen light armored command. There might be more books that focus on the 222 223 german armored car that im not aware of, so a little research can. It was armed with a 2 cm kwk 30 l 55 autocanon, together with the existing machine gun.
After i burned through some of my other projects i decided to grab this project and build it since it fits into the early war german armor series that i have fell into. In those theaters, it gradually found itself replaced in the reconnaissance role by the sdkfz 250 halftrack. The sd kfz 223 was basically the sd kfz 221 with some extra features like a frame antenna and a medium range radio. Kit contains lots of small resin metal and plastic parts and is for experienced modelers only. Sdkfz 222 armored car 2 cm kwk 30 flak gun cradle resin kit. They were developed by eisenwerk weserhutte of bad oeynhausen by using the chassis of type horch 108 standard heavy. A sdkfz 2509, leichte schutzenpanzerwagen mit hangelafette 38 in greece as used also on sdkfz 2341 and sdkfz 1401.
Our initial survey of the chassis indicated this was an sd. British soldiers inspecting a captured german sdkfz 222 armoured car, 24 june 1941. I went through many photos of afrika korps in action in the african desert and settled with an image in my mind. Nuts and bolts i am also open to reccomendations for photo reference books also. Probably too big a gun for the carriage, overloaded but effective, and the yugoslav military was still using captured examples into the 1950s. If any artist wants their music taken down, please. Since it is seldom that one sees interior pictures of sd. Sdkfz 222 war thunder, military vehicles, armored fighting. And also, a closeup of the 2cm schwebelafette, without his shields. I painted my 222 with a combination of tamiya spray and acrylic paints. Sdkfz 221 222 223 260 german armored cars world war photos.
Armored theorists between the wars realized that, in order to be effective, tanks needed infantry and artillery to accompany them and fight with them. Set includes all resin and metal components to complete a functional and steerable 222 suspension. Nordlingen 10 june 1941 sdkfz 223 leichter panzerspahwagen sdkfz 223 1938 sdkfz 222 of afrika korps sdkfz 261 sdkfz 261 funkwagen wh638530 of the afrika korps sdkfz 261 near moscow winter 1941 sdkfz 223 upper view sdkfz 222 north africa 1943 sdkfz 222 wh12233 rear view. He decided to build a replica of the panzerspahwagen sd.
For many years we did nothing with the chassis, focusing on the rather more pressing matter of the body. The decals performed very well with a bit of decal solution. Though work on designs began in the late 1920s, it took until 1933 before the german army was equipped with its first sixwheeled armored car, the sd kfz 231. This is also the case for linking and reconnaissance vehicles, of which many models are imagined. I am not looking for a book with production dates, locations, technicalities etc. One of these models, the sdkfz 222, is designed from the chassis of the spkw i. And the 20mm flak 38 schwebelafette, was from a sd. I have an old book from the 1970s in which the author states that the pak platoons in the heavy company, could be armed with jpz ivs, this is late in the war of course. East coast armory 16th scalesdkfz 222 armored car detail. The german wehrmacht was still under construction and, in secret maneuvers in the soviet union, it was recognized that a suitable scout car was necessary to succeed the kfz. Mounting a gas powered 20mm cannon and mg34, this plucky little recon vehicle provides us with the ability to shoot and scoot on the battlefield. Army sniper charged with murder on the battlefield in new book, saving sandoval. Hey guys, ive been struggling to find information which could confirm my. What is best of all are the color photos showing a perfectly restored sdkfz 222 from the private collection of jacques littlefield.
Tamiya german armored car sdkfz 222 plastic model military. Media in category sonderkraftfahrzeug 222 the following 35 files are in this category, out of 35 total. We added spacers on the hub to widen the wheelbase to also match original dimensions. The sdkfz 223s design was closely associated with that of the original sdkfz 221 and not so much the sdkfz 222 series. History books from wildblue press cover ranges from rasputin to north korea and many other controversial and interesting historical topics between. A complete illustrated history of german battle tanks, cars, selfpropelled guns and semitracked vehicles, 19331945 t. Home comforts the british army in italy 1944 sherman tanks pass a knockedout german sdkfz 222 armoured car, 25 ja vivid imagery laminated poster print 24 x 36.
Based on the einheitspkw chassis, which was the standard german military and civilian offroad automobile before the war, it was fitted with an angled armored body and turret. I knew the wheel base and many other technical details of the 222 from long periods of study using any reference material i could find, be it books, drawings or the internet. Sdkfz 222 eastern front 1942 sdkfz 221 of the 17 panzer division. In accordance with panzer tracts high standards, the history and data are based solely on primary sources.