Sdkfz 231 armored car – Microsoft Close Combat User Manual

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Chapter 5

Weapons

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SdKfz 231 Armored Car

Weight

7,590 kg (16,700 lbs)

Maximum speed

32 km/h (51 mph)

Armament

one 2 cm-gun (Kw.K30 or 38) and

one 7.92-mm MG 34 machine gun

Armor

8 to 18 mm (0.3 to 0.7 in.)

The SdKfz 231 heavy eight-wheeled armored car
was manufactured from 1937 to 1942. It mounted
one heavy machine gun and one light machine gun
in a rotating turret, and carried a four-man crew.
Variants and successors included radio communica-
tions, antitank, and assault vehicles.

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