The SdKfz 234 ( Sonderkraftfahrzeug 234, or special purpose vehicle 234) was an eight-wheeled armoured car used by the German Army in the Second World War. Protracted engine development meant the desert campaign was over before the 234 arrived, but it nevertheless proved useful on the Eastern and Western Fronts. It was quite formidable, but not many were built before it was replaced by the simpler 234/1, with a 20mm gun, in 1944. 234/2 "Puma" - 1 x 5cm KwK 39 L/60, 1 x MG34. Employed a fully enclosed turret originally designed for the VK1602 Leopard light tank. The turret front was protected by 30 mm armor set at an angle of 20° from the vertical. The sides and rear had 10 mm armor set at 25°, and the top plate was 10 mm armor. The gun mantlet was rounded and was 40 to 100 mm thick. 101 were produced between September 1943 and September 1944
Twee uitvoeringen mogelijk;
- 1./Panzer Aufklärungsabteilung der Panzer - Lehr - Division, November 1944.
- Panzer Aufklärungsabteilung 20 der 20st Panzer Division.
Aantal onderdelen; 69.
Afmeting;
- Lengte 86 mm.
