02 - References for Sd.Kfz. 232 (6 Rad)
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Version Sdkfz 231 intended for radio communication. The car had the same equipment as the 231 model, but in addition it had a 100W radio station and a handrail antenna for further range of the radio.
At the turn of the 1920s and 1930s, the German army needed a fast reconnaissance car.
The Sdkfz 232 was designed in 1929 based on the Daimler-Benz truck chassis, which won the chassis competition at Magirus and Bussig Nag. The body was designed by Deutschen-Werke AG. It was built of armor plates with a thickness of 8mm to 14.5mm. The car was armed with a MG-13 machine gun mounted in a rotating turret, later it was replaced by MG-34. The final version received a 2 cm KwK 30 cannon. The Sdkfz 232 was powered by a Daimler-Benz M09 engine, which allowed it to reach speeds of up to 65 km per hour. The crew was 4 people. The car had two steering positions - on the front of the vehicle and at the rear.
Cars 231 and 232 were popular vehicles at all types of military parades in the Third Reich before the outbreak of wa