SdKfz 234/3 Armored Car

Nationality	German
Size	Small (-1)
Start Date	Jul 1943
Road Speed	53MPH = 26"
Cross-Cntry Speed	19MPH = 9"

Armor/Penetration Chart
Frnt	Frnt30	Frnt45	Side	Side45	Rear	HlDown	Vuln.
1-2	1-2	1	-	1	1	-	F
3	3	-	1	-	-	3	E
4	4	2	-	2	-	4	D
5	-	3	-	-	2	5-6	C
6-7	5-7	4-8	-	3	-	7+	B
8+	8+	9+	2+	4+	3+	-	A

Movement Rates
Road	Road Spd
Flat	1
Broken	3
Mud	4¹
Sand	2¹
Soft Ground	2¹
Snow	2¹
Deep Snow	N/A
Fording	3¹
Amphibious	Amph Spd

Gentle Slope	+2
Moderate Slope	N/A
Steep Slope	N/A

Sparse Undergrowth	+1
Dense Undergrowth	+2
Woods	+2
Forest	N/A
¹ = check for mire

Gunnery Chart
Armament: 7.5cm KwK51 L/24 + 7.92mm MG 34
GE 75L24			100m 2"	250m 5"	500m 10"	750m 15"	1000m 20"	1250m 25"	1500m 30"	1750m 35"	2000m 40"	2500m 50"

HE			*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
APC	KGr RotPz		5	5	5	5	5	4
HEAT	Gr38 H1		5	5	5	5	5	5
HEAT	Gr38 H1/A		7	7	7	7	7	7
HEAT	Gr38 H1/B		8	8	8	8	8	8
HEAT	Gr38 H1/C		10	10	10	10	10	10
Other Ammos: Smoke, Canister, HEAT "Gr38 H1/B", HEAT "Gr38 H1/C"
Target Vuln.		A	1k	1t2k	2t3k	4t5k	7k	8k
		B	1t2k	2t3k	3t4k	5t6k	8k	9k
		C	3t4k	4t5k	4t5k	6t7k	8t9k	9k
		D	5t6k	6t7k	6t7k	7t8k	8t9k	10k
		E	6t8k	8t9k	8t9k	8t9k	9t10k	10k
		F	9t	9t	10t	10t	10t	---

Notes: The lesson learned in Northern Africa were incorporated into the design of the SdKfz 234. Though it was too late to participate in Africa, its performance was better than the SdKfz 231.

Stats: 4 smoke launchers; 6.00×2.33×2.36m; Weight: 10.0 tonne; 220HP; P/W Ratio: 22.0HP/tonne; Produced: 2400; Range: 600km/330km; Main Ammo: 55 rounds

Lightning War!

Nov 2007