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SDKFZ 222 Armored Car
Statistics
| Country of Orgin/Used by: | Germany |
| First Produced/Service Dates: | 1936-1943 |
| Manufactured by: | Weserhutte, Schichau, MNH, Bussig-NAG |
| Crew: | 3 |
| Armament: | Main: 2cm KwK30 or 38 L/55; Secondary: 7.92mm MG34 |
| Engine: | 8 Cylinder Horch 3.5L or 3.8L |
| Miscellaneous Info: | This vehicle is the basis for the Sdkfz 223 fu (Radio) Car |
| Data Sheet Available: | None. |
Photos
| Reference | Source/Provider |
| CAD Drawing Above | Bruce Crosby - Swindon, Wiltshire UK |
| Sdkfz 222 Photos from the 2005 War & Peace Show - Beltring, UK | Dennis Trowbridge - Bristol, UK |
References Available
Online
| Reference | Source/Provider |
| Sdkfz 222 Armored Car Interior Photos and Information | |
| Sdkfz 222 Armored Car Photos from the Jacques Littlefield Military Vehicle Collection | 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 Review by Steve Palffy via Hyperscale |
Mariusz Skotnicki |
|
German Armoured Cars 1921-1945 Part 1 (Pegaz # 5) Review by Andrew Dextras via Missing-Lynx |
Pegaz Publishing |
| German Armored Cars
and Reconnaissance Halftracks (Osprey New Vanguard #29) Review by John Prigent via Missing-Lynx |
Bryan Perrett |
| German Armored Cars of World War Two | John Milsom & Peter Chamberlain |
| German Early War Armored Fighting Vehicles - World War Two AFV Plans | George Bradford |
| German Light Reconnaissance Vehicles | Horst Scheibert |
| Panzerspahwagen | Uwe Feist & Robert Johnson (Ryton Publications) |
| Panzerspahwagen: Armored Cars Sdkfz 3 to Sdkfz 263 (Panzer Tracts No. 13) | Thomas Jentz |
Hobby Modeling
Kits and Accessories
| Kit | Manufacturer | Scale | Other Information |
| 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 Detail Set | Eduard Accessories | 1/35 | |
| 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 Panzerspahwagen Super Detail Set (LAS 35006) | Lion Roar | 1/35 | Brass set includes gun barrel; For Tamiya Kit. |
| 2cm KwK 30 Gun Barrel | New Connection | 1/35 | Turned Aluminum |
| 2cm KwK 38 Gun Barrel | New Connection | 1/35 | Turned Aluminum |
| 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 Armored Recon Car Kit (48191) | ICM | 1/48 | Plastic |
| SdKfz 222 Armored Recon Car Kit Detail Set (48-251) | Hauler | 1/48 | Brass PE set; For ICM Kit. Coming Soon as of July 2008. |
| SdKfz 222 Armored Recon Car Turret (48-250) | Hauler | 1/48 | Brass PE set; For ICM Kit. Coming Soon as of July 2008. |
| SdKfz 222 Armored Recon Car Grill/Mesh Screen Set (48-249) | Hauler | 1/48 | Brass PE set; For ICM Kit. Coming Soon as of July 2008. |
| 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 |
Model Pictures
| Reference | Source/Provider |
| Sdkfz 222 Model Photos | Patrick Keenan - Aurora, IL USA |
| 1/35 Tamiya Sdkfz 222 Armored Car Kit Build | by Steve Palffy via Hyperscale |
| Sdkfz 222 Armored Car Model Photos | by Tom Cockle via Missing-Lynx |
