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)
1937 - 1945
Ordnance classification
SdKfz 222
Quantity Produced
989
Weight
unknown
Crew
3
M.G's small
1
M.G's large(>10mm)
n/a
Length
4.80 mtr
Width
1.95 mtr
Height
2.00 mtr
Engine Details/Performance
Max Road Speed
53 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 222 model was armed with a 2.0cm Kwk 38 L/55 in a mesh topped turret, to provide some Anti Tank capability.
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
8mm
@
31°
(9mm)
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
Weapon Details
2.0cm Kwk 38 L/55 2.0cm Kampfwagenkanone 38 L/55
(translates as Tank Gun)
History
Improved version of the 2.0cm KwK 30 L/55 used on the Panzer II Ausf J and onward
Manufactured
1940 - 1945
Calibre
20mm
Length
L/55
Rate of Fire
220 rpm
Ammunition Details
Name/Id
Calibre Weight MVelocity
Explosive Content
2.0cm PzGr 39(AP)
20mm 0.12Kg 899M/Sec
Quoted Penetration 23mm @ 100mtr/30° ( ≈ 26mm/0°)
Range(Mtr)
100
200
400
800
1200
1600
2000
2400
Flight Time(Secs)
0.12
0.25
0.59
1.68
Penetration(mm@30°)
18
13
9
5
Penetration(mm@0°)
21
16
11
6
Hit Probability(%)
98
98
98
81
2.0cm PzGr 40(APCR)
20mm 0.115Kg 1060M/Sec
Quoted Penetration 40mm @ 100mtr/0° ( ≈ 40mm/0°)
Range(Mtr)
100
200
400
800
1200
1600
2000
2400
Flight Time(Secs)
0.1
0.21
0.47
1.26
2.88
7.67
Penetration(mm@30°)
35
31
25
17
10
4
Penetration(mm@0°)
41
36
30
20
12
5
Hit Probability(%)
98
98
98
93
34
2
2 cm Sprgr. 39(HE)
20mm 0.132Kg 995M/Sec
0.006Kg explosive
Maximum Range 2000 Mtr
Range(Mtr)
1000
2000
3000
4000
5000
6000
7000
8000
Flight Time(Secs)
2.03
Burst radius Infantry in open 99% kill
0 mtr
Burst radius Infantry in open 66% kill
0 mtr
Burst radius Infantry in open 33% kill
1 mtr
Armour Penetration inc roof at 1 mtr
0 mm
An explosion within 0 mtr of infantry in the open will cause > 66% casualties and could damage some AFV's.
An explosion within 1 mtr of infantry in the open will cause 33% casualties.
The blast effect of this shell exploding within 1 mtr of an armoured vehicle will not cause any significant armour damage.
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.
