Sd.Kfz. 234/2

s.Pz.spahwg. 8x8
"Puma"



War Years Used
1943 - 1945
Crew
4
Speed
90 km/h
Fuel
240 litres
Consumption
40 / 100km - on
60 / 100km - off
Range
900 km
Wading
1200 mm
Armament
7.29mm MG 42
5cm L/60 KwK39/1
Rounds
1050 - 7.29mm
55 - 50mm

   The "Puma" used a 5 cm L/60 gun, same as the Pz.IIIj, This gun however needed a muzzelbreak as the vehicle was not steady enough for the recoil.
   A total of 101 Pumas were produced.
   They were issued to the following units:
25 to 1./Pz.Aufkl.Lehr Abt. (Pz.Lehr Div.)
25 to 1./Pz.Aufkl.Abt. 2 (2. Pz.Div.)
16 to SS-Pz.Aufkl.Abt. 1 (1. SS-Pz.Div. 'LAH')
16 to Pz.Aufkl.Abt. 20 (20. Pz.Div.)
6 to 1./Pz.Aufkl.Abt. 7 (7.Pz.Div.)
The remaining 12 were used with weapon testing (Wa Prüf)
and training units. One of these 'Puma' was with the Pz.Späh-Zug
of Pz.Abt. Putlos (K.Gr. Pz.Div. 'Clausewitz') in April 45
   They saw combat on both fronts.
   Opinion on deployment : One for the "Rats" - Although only 101 were produced, the "Puma" is the most highly recognized German heavy armored car. I would definitely try and get it into War #1, at least for D-day (when most accounts were written about them).


Production rates
1943
1944
1945
Total
7
94
-
101

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