SDKFZ 234 /2 Puma and series information sought

Western desert they must have been in their element. imagine trying to hit it with limited traverse Lee main gun as the bloody thing does 60 round your arse.
Kev


Not that early for the Puma variant, I think. And I doubt the M3 would have much trouble - bop it with the stabilised (IIRC) 37 in the turret; you wouldn't need the 75.

Regards,
MikB

 

Not sure the Staghound is inthe same class as the Puma, I guess its a heavy armoured car.

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Western desert they must have been in their element. imagine trying to hit it with limited traverse Lee main gun as the bloody thing does 60 round your arse.

It should be in the same class, both were heavy armoured cars...

Western Desert? What desert? That was in 1942, the Puma showed up in 1944! And please bear in mind an armoured car is one thing, an anti-tank vehicle is something else. An AC has a reconnaisssance role, to keep a low profile and scamper off when in trouble, not playing with the thick skinned boys.

 

It should be in the same class, both were heavy armoured cars...

Western Desert? What desert? That was in 1942, the Puma showed up in 1944! And please bear in mind an armoured car is one thing, an anti-tank vehicle is something else. An AC has a reconnaisssance role, to keep a low profile and scamper off when in trouble, not playing with the thick skinned boys.


Wasnt really a serious post ZR, The techonlagy was there in 1942.The puma was less then a 100 units, more a what if. And more concept (of trading weight for speed) what if.

Kev

 

Wasnt really a serious post ZR, The techonlagy was there in 1942.The puma was less then a 100 units, more a what if. And more concept (of trading weight for speed) what if.

Sorry, I have a visceral reaction to what-ifs due to unfortunate experiences "elsewhere". Most what-ifs I read have to do with Überwaffen, or hare-brained scenarios "If the Germans did as I say they surely would have won the war", and I developed an allergy to that.

 

What if Germany turned iceland into a floating aircraft carrier powered by 1000 v2's?


Don't knock it - the Brits wanted to build an aircraft carrier out of an iceberg:

Habbakkuk info sheet

 

Recconaiscance;

Sorry, google doesn't recognise this word!!:p

 

Dingo or 234??

A bit of unfair comparison though - a bit like a sprinter against a marathon runner

 

Well with 5 gears in each direction!! Er, does that make it's reverse speed nearly as fast as forward (50+mph)?

 

Yes so I see



One thing I've never understood is why use a bren in armoured cars. Apart from it being the most available it must have been bloody difficult to change magazines in such cramped conditions, and when on the move.

p.s. any idea how the fared on the Dieppe beaches?

 

Sorry, I have a visceral reaction to what-ifs due to unfortunate experiences "elsewhere". Most what-ifs I read have to do with Überwaffen, or hare-brained scenarios "If the Germans did as I say they surely would have won the war", and I developed an allergy to that.

fair enoughski, It mustnt work, It comes up time and time again every few years, lightweight tanks, never seem to be a great success.

Kev

 

Well with 5 gears in each direction!! Er, does that make it's reverse speed nearly as fast as forward (50+mph)?

Is that an American joke on French armoured cars?

 

What if Germany turned iceland into a floating aircraft carrier powered by 1000 v2's?
Then they could use it as a base for the nuclear weapons captured from the French....using the nuclear scientists with German names who were in fact Americans to perfect the technique.
It's so obvious.

AAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRGGGGGHHH! :mad111: