Nuts & Bolts 36: Büssing's schwere Pz.Spähwagen Part 2: schw.Pz.Spähwagen (7,5 cm) (Sd.Kfz.233), Pz.Fu.Wg. (Sd.Kfz.263) & Panzermesskraftwagen
Nuts & Bolts 36: Büssing's schwere Pz.Spähwagen Part 2: schw.Pz.Spähwagen (7,5 cm) (Sd.Kfz.233), Pz.Fu.Wg. (Sd.Kfz.263) & Panzermesskraftwagen
In common parlance the word "tanks" (in German "Panzer") means an armoured tracked fighting vehicle. But reconnaissance units of the Reichswehr and Wehrmacht used armoured wheeled vehicles, which were also called "Panzerwagen" (armoured car). On the well-built streets of mid- and Western Europe they offered the advantage of higher speed, lower noise when driving and greater range; with sufficient armour protection and weaponry. In the course of rearmament of the Reichswehr and Wehrmacht at the beginning of the 1930s, funds were limited, but armoured cars could be produced at a lower price than tracked vehicles.
After the first experiences with early developments of 4-wheeled (Kfz.13 & 14) and 6-wheeled armoured cars (Kfz.67 & 67a) their poor cross-country capability was quickly recognized. This led to the development of the 8-wheeled armoured cars with the specially developed GS chassis by the company Büssing-NAG, called Sd.Kfz. 231, 232 (originally called Sd.Kfz. 233, 234) and 263. In the course of the war a fourth variant was introduced, the Sd.Kfz 233 (7,5 cm KwK), and in small numbers a ballistic measuring vehicle was built.
The decision, to split this subject into two parts has shown to be correct due to the volume of material collected. Using Museum photos of surviving vehicle components and of parts from other vehicle types common to the SdKfz.233 & SdKfz.233 the museum photo section is comparable in quality and information to previous issues.
Paperback, 208 pages, DIN A4, 395 photos (212 historic, 84 model, 99 modern), 37 blueprints, 12 camouflage schemes, tactical markings, table of organisation (KStN), english & german texts
In common parlance the word "tanks" (in German "Panzer") means an armoured tracked fighting vehicle. But reconnaissance units of the Reichswehr and Wehrmacht used armoured wheeled vehicles, which were also called "Panzerwagen" (armoured car). On the well-built streets of mid- and Western Europe they offered the advantage of higher speed, lower noise when driving and greater range; with sufficient armour protection and weaponry. In the course of rearmament of the Reichswehr and Wehrmacht at the beginning of the 1930s, funds were limited, but armoured cars could be produced at a lower price than tracked vehicles.
After the first experiences with early developments of 4-wheeled (Kfz.13 & 14) and 6-wheeled armoured cars (Kfz.67 & 67a) their poor cross-country capability was quickly recognized. This led to the development of the 8-wheeled armoured cars with the specially developed GS chassis by the company Büssing-NAG, called Sd.Kfz. 231, 232 (originally called Sd.Kfz. 233, 234) and 263. In the course of the war a fourth variant was introduced, the Sd.Kfz 233 (7,5 cm KwK), and in small numbers a ballistic measuring vehicle was built.
The decision, to split this subject into two parts has shown to be correct due to the volume of material collected. Using Museum photos of surviving vehicle components and of parts from other vehicle types common to the SdKfz.233 & SdKfz.233 the museum photo section is comparable in quality and information to previous issues.
Paperback, 208 pages, DIN A4, 395 photos (212 historic, 84 model, 99 modern), 37 blueprints, 12 camouflage schemes, tactical markings, table of organisation (KStN), english & german texts
| Author: | Holger Erdmann Martin Block |
| Language: | German English |
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