Sd.Kfz. 233 "Stummel" - artillery support armored vehicle adapted from the famous Sd.Kfz. 231 (8-rad) eight-wheeled armored vehicle. It was armed with a 75mm KwK L/24 gun, and a MG34 machine gun for protection against infantry fire. The type was not produced in serial quantities: Sd.Kfz. 231, Sd.Kfz. 232, Sd.Kfz. 263 cars that returned from the front for maintenance and service were rebuilt as Sd.Kfz. 233 types. They were few in number, but widely used in every theater of war 1942-1945. |