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Germany's Schwere geländegängige gepanzerte Personenkraftwagen (SdKfz 247) armored car

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  Schwere geländegängige gepanzerte Personenkraftwagen (SdKfz 247)
Crew 61
Physical Characteristics  
Weight 4.46 tons1
Length w/gun 5 m1
Length w/o gun  
Height 1.8 m1
Width 2 m1
Ground clearance  
Ground contact length  
Ground pressure  
Turret ring diameter  
Armament  
Main  
Secondary  
MG  
Side arms  
Quantity  
Main  
Secondary  
MG  
Side arms  
Armor Thickness (mm)  
Hull Front, Upper 8@38°1
Hull Front, Lower 8@35°1
Hull Sides, Upper 8@35°1
Hull Sides, Lower 8@35°1
Hull Rear 8@30°1 & 8@35°1
Hull Top 6@90°1 & Open1
Hull Bottom None1
Turret Front  
Turret Sides  
Turret Rear  
Turret Top  
Engine (Make / Model) Horch 3.51
Transmission 5 forward, 1 reverse.1
Capacity  
Performance  
Traverse  
Max Speed 80 kph1
Cross Country  
Road radius 400 km1
Turning Radius  
Elevation Limits  
Fording depth  
Trench crossing  
Vertical Obstacle  
Suspension (Type)  
Wheels each side  
Return rollers each side  
Track length  
Tires  
Track width  
Track centers/tread  

Sources:

  1. Encyclopedia of German Tanks of World War Two, Peter Chamberlain and Hilary Doyle, 1999
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