Service Data:
In Service: 1935 to 1945
Production Data:
Manufacturer: Büssing-NAG,
MNH,
Weserhütte
Chassis No: 810001-811000 8101001-8101424 8110001-8111000
Number built: 550
Technical Data:
Type:
Crew: 3 men
Length: 4.8 m
Width: 1.95 m
Height: 1.75 m
Weight: 4,400 kg
Fuel Capacity: 100 liters
Engine: 1 ×
Horch
801 8 cylinder liquid cooled Vee petrol engine producing
up to 75 hp at 3,600 rpm
Gearbox: 5 forward 1 reverse
Speed: road 70 km/h cross country km/h
Range: road 300 km cross country 200 km
Armament:
1 ×
7.92
mm MG 34 machine gun
Ammunition:
main
secondary 1,050 rounds
Armour: 5 mm to 8 mm
Electronics: FuG 10 and FuG Spr a
Operators: Heer
Variants:
Sd.Kfz.
221
Sd.Kfz. 222
Sd.Kfz. 223
Sd.Kfz. 260
Sd.Kfz. 261
Other: Armoured Cars
Articles:
History:
The Sd.Kfz. 223 (Fu) Leichte Panzerspähwagen
Gallery:
Heer Comments
Sources:
German Military Vehicles.
ISBN-10: 087349783X
Armoured Fighting Vehicles of Germany World War II.
ISBN-10: 0214203077
Encyclopedia of German Tanks of World Two.
ISBN-10: 1854095188
For a complete list of
sources
