Developed as a replacement armoured car for the Kfz 13/14 in 1934, the vehicle was rolled out into the German army in 1935. The vehicle was based on a standard heavy car chassis with angled armour plates to protect the crew.
General Details
Specifications
Operational Date(s)
1935 - 1942
Ordnance classification
SdKfz 221
Quantity Produced
339
Weight
unknown
Crew
2
M.G's small
1
M.G's large(>10mm)
n/a
Length
4.71 mtr
Width
1.95 mtr
Height
1.70 mtr
Engine Details/Performance
Max Road Speed
56 mph
Max Cross Country Speed
15 mph
Range Road
200 miles
Range Cross Country
unknown
Fuel Type
Petrol
Fuel Capacity
unknown
Horse Power
75 hp
Power/Weight
unknown
General Information
Developed as a replacement armoured car for the Kfz 13/14 in 1934, the vehicle was rolled out into the German army in 1935. The vehicle was based on a standard heavy car chassis with angled armour plates to protect the crew.
The early 221 model was armed with an MG13 machine gun in an open topped turret, but on later models the MG34 in a mesh topped turret was provided.
Armour Details
Turret
Front
8mm
@
35°
(10mm)
Side
8mm
@
35°
(10mm)
Rear
8mm
@
35°
(10mm)
Top
n/a
Superstructure
Front
8mm
@
37°
(10mm)
Side
8mm
@
35°
(10mm)
Rear
5mm
@
35°
(6mm)
Top
5mm
@
90°
(5mm)
Hull
Front
8mm
@
36°
(10mm)
Side
8mm
@
35°
(10mm)
Rear
5mm
@
31°
(6mm)
Top
5mm
@
90°
(5mm)
Armour (x)mm @ (y)° (Effective mm @ 0°)
Effective Armour - Maximum 10 mm - Minimum 5 mm
Hit probability is based on a static 2 x 2.4 metre panel at 0 degrees(vertical) at the range specified.
The data that has been used to create these records has come from Wikipedia, The Lone Sentry, The Bundes Archive
and numerous books and websites that have provided the detailed information that has not been available anywhere else. The
information we use to calculate the penetration tables, flight times and the hit probability comes from the Gun Calibre,
the Shell Mass(Kg) and the muzzle velocity, plus range reductions to allow for gravity and wind resistance. This calculation
originally came from a pre-war Krupp calculation which has been modified, and seems to fit the actual test results.
