Sdkfz.222 - 223 - Nuts & Bolts 04

Nuts & Bolts
Série	Nuts & Bolts
Réf	04
Sujet	Sdkfz.222 – 223

A book from Nuts & Bolts the book «Sdkfz.222 – 223 – Nuts & Bolts 04» .

History: The Leichter Panzerspähwagen (German: roughly “light armoured reconnaissance vehicle”) were a series of light four-wheel drive armoured cars produced by Nazi Germany from 1935 to 1944. They were developed by Eisenwerk Weserhütte of Bad Oeynhausen by using the chassis of type Horch 108 standard heavy off-road car with an angled armoured body and turret. Chassis were built by Horch (Auto Union) in Zwickau and assembled by F. Schichau of Elbing and Maschinenfabrik Niedersachsen in Hanover-Linden. The rear-mounted petrol engine was a 3.5 Litre Horch V8 with 75 PS (55 kW; 74 hp) (Ausf. A chassis); from 1942 on 3.8 Litre with 90 PS (66 kW; 89 hp) (Ausf. B chassis), giving it a road speed of 80 km/h (50 mph) and a cross-country speed of 40 km/h (25 mph). It had a maximum range of 300 km (186 mi).