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Sd.Kfz. 254 Mittlere Gepanzerte Beobachtungskraftwagen

Armoured Car




Sd.Kfz. 254 Mittlere Gepanzerte Beobachtungskraftwagen

Service Data:

In Service: 1940 to 1945

Production Data:

Manufacturer: Saurer
Chassis No:
Number built: 128

Technical Data:

Type:

Crew: 4 men
Length: 4.5 m
Width: 2.47 m
Height: 2.33 m
Weight: 6.400 kg
Fuel Capacity: 72 liters
Engine: 1 × Saurer CRDv 4 cylinder liquid cooled diesel engine producing up to 70 hp at 2,000 rpm
Gearbox: 5 forward 1 reverse
Speed: road 75 km/h cross country km/h
Range: road 500 km cross country 100 km
Armament:
1 × 7.92 mm MG 34 machine gun

Ammunition:
main 1,050 rounds
secondary
Armour: 6 mm to 15 mm
Electronics: FuG 2 and FuG 6
Operators: Heer
Variants:

Other: Armoured Cars
Articles:

History:

The Sd.Kfz. 254 Mittlere Gepanzerte Beobachtungskraftwagen

Gallery:

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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

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