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SDKFZ 222 Armored Car
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Specifications
| Country of Origin/Used by: | Germany |
| First Produced/Service Dates: | 1936-1943 |
| Manufactured by: | Weserhutte, Schichau, MNH and Bussig-NAG |
| Crew: | 3 |
| Armament: | Main: 2cm KwK30 or 38 L/55 Cannon; Secondary: 7.92mm MG34 |
| Engine: | 8 Cylinder Horch (3.5L or 3.8L) Gasoline |
| Miscellaneous Info: | This vehicle is the basis for the Sdkfz 223 fu (Radio) Car |
| Data Sheet Available: |
None Available |
Photos
| Reference | Source/Provider |
Sdkfz 222 Armored Car CAD Drawing |
Bruce Crosby - Swindon, Wiltshire UK |
| Sdkfz 222 Armored Car Photos (Taken at the Military Vehicle Technology Foundation - Portola Valley, California USA) Note: Vehicle now at The Collings Foundation - Stow, Massachusetts USA | Clint Freeman - Foster City, California USA |
| Sdkfz 222 Armored Car Photos | The German Bundesarchiv |
| Sdkfz 222 Armored Car Photos (Taken at the 2005 War & Peace Show - Beltring, UK) | Dennis Trowbridge - Bristol, UK |
References Available
Online
| Reference | Source/Provider |
| Sdkfz 222 Armored Car Photos from the Military Vehicle Technology Foundation | Neil Mishalov's Photo Gallery Website |
Printed
| Reference | Author |
| A Photo History of Armoured Cars In Two World Wars | George Forty |
| Die Gepanzerten Radfahrzeuge: Des Deutschen Heeres 1905-1945 | Walter Spielberger |
| Encyclopedia of Armoured Cars | Duncan Crow & Robert J. Icks |
| Encyclopedia of German Tanks of World War Two (Revised) | Peter Chamberlain and Hilary Doyle |
| German Armoured Cars (AFV Weapons Profile #33) | Major General N.W. Duncan |
| German Armored Cars 1905-1945 | Mariusz Skotnicki |
| German Armored Cars and Reconnaissance Halftracks (Osprey New Vanguard #29) | Bryan Perrett |
| German Armored Cars of World War Two | John Milsom & Peter Chamberlain |
|
German Armoured Cars 1921-1945 Part 1 (Pegaz # 5) |
Pegaz Publishing |
"German Armoured Reconnaissance" (July 2015 Issue of
Classic
Miltiary
Vehicle Magazine) |
John Blackman |
| German Early War Armored Fighting Vehicles - World War Two AFV Plans | George Bradford |
| German Light Reconnaissance Vehicles | Horst Scheibert |
|
"Into the Archives: German Wartime Vehicles" (February 2011 Issue of Military Machines International Magazine) |
James Payne |
| Leichter Panzerspaehwagen (Sd.Kfz.221, 222, and 223) and Kleiner Panzerfunkwagen (Sd.Kfz.260 and 261) (Panzer Tracts No. 13-1) | Thomas Jentz & Hilary Doyle |
| Panzerspahwagen | Uwe Feist & Robert Johnson (Ryton Publications) |
| Panzerspahwagen: Armored Cars Sdkfz 3 to Sdkfz 263 (Panzer Tracts No. 13) | Thomas Jentz |
| Panzerspahwagen (2cm) Sdkfz 222 Car Photo Detail CD (#17) CD-ROM | Chris Hughes (Toadman's Tank Pictures) |
Panzerspähwagen Sdkfz. 221/222/223: Wehrmacht Light 4-wheeled Armoured
Cars and their Derivatives" (4014) |
Tankograd Publishing |
Panzerspähwagen Sdkfz. 221/222/223: Wehrmacht Light 4-wheeled Armoured
Cars and their Derivatives" (4014) |
Tankograd Publishing |
Hobby Modeling
Kits and Accessories
| Model Kit | Manufacturer | Scale | Other Information |
| SDKFZ 222 Armored Car Kit (Mid-Version) (80149) | Hobby Boss | 1/35 | Injection Molded Plastic; Re-box of Tristar kit? |
| SDKFZ 222 Armored Car Kit (82442) | Hobby Boss | 1/35 | Injection Molded Plastic; |
| SDKFZ 222 Armored Car Kit (1st Series) (83815) | Hobby Boss | 1/35 | Injection Molded Plastic; |
| SDKFZ 222 Armored Car Kit (Mid Version) (80149) | Hobby Boss | 1/35 | Injection Molded Plastic; Reboxed Tristar Kit #35043. |
| SDKFZ 222 Armored Car Kit | Tamiya | 1/35 | Plastic; VERY old model. Decent, but needs a lot of work. |
| SDKFZ 222 Armored Car Kit with Photo-Etch (35270) | Tamiya | 1/35 | Same as kit above, but with bonus PE set and Aluminum Gun Barrel. |
| SDKFZ 222 Armored Car Kit "North African Front" (35286) | Tamiya | 1/35 | Same as kits above, but with new figures and DKW NZ350 motorcycle. |
| SDKFZ 222 Armored Car Kit (35043) | Tristar | 1/35 | Injection Molded Plastic; Hobby Boss also re-boxed this kit as #80149. |
| SdKfz 222 Armored Recon Car Kit (48191) | ICM | 1/48 | Plastic |
| German Reconnaissance Set (Sdkfz 222 & Kubelwagen Kits) | Airfix | 1/72 | Plastic |
| SdKfz 222 Armored Recon Car Kit | ICM | 1/72 | Plastic |
| SdKfz 222 Armored Recon Car Kit | Fujimi | 1/76 | Plastic |
| Aftermarket Item | Manufacturer | Scale | Other Information |
| Sd.Kfz. 221/223 Instruments, placards and interior stenciling (AR35330) | Archer Fine Transfers | 1/35 | Decals/Transfers For Bronco Kits but can be used with Hobby Boss models as well. |
| Width Indicators for German Armoured Vehicles (S35-008) | Armorscale | 1/35 | For SdKfz. SD.Kfz.221, 222, 223, 231, 232, 234, 250, 251 series. |
| Chinese Tank (AFV) - Part 2 (35003) Decals | Best Fong | 1/35 | Has Markings for Nationalist Chinese Vehicles: Sdkfz 221, Sdkfz 222/223, BA-3, BA-20 and M3A1 Scout Car) |
| Sdkfz 222/223 Accessory Set (T35003) | Black Dog | 1/35 | Resin |
| SDKFZ 222 Detail Set | Eduard Accessories | 1/35 | |
| 2cm Hangelafette 38 Universal Turret Set (35A021) | Griffon Models | 1/35 | Brass PE set; For Tamiya Sdkfz 222 and Dragon 234/1 Kits. |
| SdKfz 222 Armored Recon Car Kit Detail Set (48-251) | Hauler | 1/48 | Brass PE set; For ICM Kit. |
| SdKfz 222 Armored Recon Car Turret (48-250) | Hauler | 1/48 | Brass PE set; For ICM Kit. |
| SdKfz 222 Armored Recon Car Grill/Mesh Screen Set (48-249) | Hauler | 1/48 | Brass PE set; For ICM Kit. |
| Sdkfz 222 Type 1 Wheel Set (35087) | Hussar Productions | 1/35 | Resin. For Tristar Model Kit |
| Sdkfz 222 Type 2 Wheel Set (35088) | Hussar Productions | 1/35 | Resin. For Tristar Model Kit |
| 2cm KwK 30 Gun Barrel | Jordi Rubio Accessories | 1/35 | Turned Aluminum |
| 2cm KwK 38 Gun Barrel | Jordi Rubio Accessories | 1/35 | Turned Aluminum |
| Sdkfz. 222 Stowage Set (LF1274) | Legend Productions | 1/35 | Resin. |
| Sdkfz 222 Panzerspahwagen Super Detail Set (LAS 35006) | Lion Roar | 1/35 | Brass set includes gun barrel; For Tamiya Kit. |
| Sd.Kfz.222 Honeycomb Engine Deck Set (FP-4) | Kamizukari | 1/35 | Laser cut "paper" (really closer to cardboard); For Tamiya kit |
| Sd.Kfz.222 Honeycomb Engine Deck set (FP-9) | Kamizukuri | 1/35 | Laser cut "paper" (really closer to cardboard); For Tristar Kit. |
| Sd.Kfz.222 Honeycomb Engine Deck set (FP-10) | Kamizukuri | 1/35 | Laser cut "paper" (really closer to cardboard); For Hobby Boss Kit. |
| Sdkfz 222 Armored Car Accessory Set (MAC-18) | Mantis Miniatures | 1/35 | Resin. For the Tamiya Kit |
| Sdkfz 222 Armored Car SS AFV Commander & Accessory Set (35120) | Mantis Miniatures | 1/35 | Resin. For the Tamiya Kit |
| Sdfkz 221/222/223/260 Armored CarTire Chains (AVM35036) |
Minor Model |
1/35 | Photo Etched Brass; For All 1/35 Model Kits. |
| SdKfz 221, 222 and 223 (Early Hub) Wheel Set (MR-35543) | MR Models | 1/35 | Resin; For the Hobby Boss Kits. |
| SdKfz 221, 222 and 223 (Late Hub) Wheel Set (MR-35544) | MR Models | 1/35 | Resin; For the Hobby Boss Kits. |
| 2cm KwK 30 Gun Barrel | New Connection | 1/35 | Turned Aluminum |
| 2cm KwK 38 Gun Barrel | New Connection | 1/35 | Turned Aluminum |
| Sd.Kfz.222 Detail Set (P35-074) | Passion Models | 1/35 | Multi-Media. Also includes Kamizukari Deck Set; For Tamiya kit |
| Sdkfz 222 Detail Set Pt 1 (ro325) | Royal Model | 1/35 | |
| Sdkfz 222 Interior Detail Set #2 (ro326) | Royal Model | 1/35 | |
| Sdkfz 222 Stowage Set | Royal Model | 1/35 | |
| Sdkfz 222 Wheels | Royal Model | 1/35 | |
| SDKFZ 223 Fu Armored Car Wheel Set with Snow Chains | Tank Workshop | 1/35 | Should work for 222 |
| Sdkfz 222 Panzerspahwagen Detail Set (PE35204) | Voyager Models | 1/35 | Brass PE set; For Tamiya Kit. |
| Sdkfz 222 &250/9 Alte Turret Anti-Grenade Mesh Set (PE147) | Voyager Models | 1/35 | Brass PE set; For Tamiya Kit. |
Model Photos
| Reference | Source/Provider |
| Sdkfz 222 Armored Car Model Photos (1/35 Tamiya) | Wayne Cassell - Littleton, Colorado USA |
| Sdkfz 222 Armored Car Model Photos | Patrick Keenan - Editor |
| Sdkfz 222 Armored Car (RAF) Model Photos (1/35 Tamiya) | Dave Williams - UK |
| Sdfkz 222 & 233 Panzerspahwagen Diorama Photos (1/35- Tamiya) | John Staehle - Deming, New Mexico USA |
