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SDKFZ 231/232 Fu

Heavy Armored Car (8-Wheel)

Sdkfz 232


Specifications

Country of Origin/Used by: Germany
First Produced/Service Dates: 1936-1943
Manufactured by: Deutsche Werke, Schichau
Crew: 4
Armament: Main: 2cm KwK 30 or 38;  Co-Axial: 7.92mm MG34
Engine: 8 Cylinder Gasoline (Bussing-NAG L8V)
Miscellaneous Info: The Sdkfz 231 Heavy Armored Car (8-Wheel) (Schwerer Panzerspahwagen 8-Rad) is based on the same chassis as the Sdkfz 233 Heavy Armored Car (7.5cm) and Sdkfz 263 Armored Radio Car (8-Wheel). The main difference between the Sdkfz 231 and Sdkfz 232 Fu (Radio) variants is the 232 has additional communications equipment and the resulting added large antenna frame on the top. These eight-wheeled vehicles were the successor to the Sdkfz 231/232 Fu Heavy Armored Car (6-Wheel) series, although they served along side one another at times.
Data Sheet Available:   Sdkfz 232 Heavy Armored Car Data Sheet by David Haugh

Photos

Reference Source/Provider
  Sdkfz 231 Heavy Armored Car (8-Wheel) Photo Australian War Memorial
  Sdkfz 231 Heavy Armored Car (8-Wheel) and Sdkfz 232 Fu (6-Wheel) Armored Car Photo Australian War Memorial
    Sdkfz 231/232 Heavy Armored Car (8-Wheel) Photos Danish Nationalmuseet
Sdkfz 231 Heavy Armored Car (8-Wheel) Photos The German Bundesarchiv
  Sdkfz 232 Fu Heavy Armored Car (8-Wheel) Photo The German Bundesarchiv
Sdkfz 231/232 Fu Heavy Armored Car (8-Wheel) Photos David Haugh - Content Editor
  Sdkfz 231/232 Fu Heavy Armored Car Photo Imperial War Museum
      Sdkfz 231 Heavy Armored Car Photos (Replica Vehicle Owned by Roger Marvel - LaPorte, Indiana USA) Dan O'Connor - Chicago, Illinois USA

References Available

Online

Reference Source/Provider
   

Printed

Reference Author
A Photo History of Armoured Cars In Two World Wars George Forty
Büssing's schwere Pz.Spähwagen Part 1: schw.Pz.Spähwagen (SdKfz.231) & schw.Pz.Spähwagen (Fu) (SdKfz.232) (8-Rad) (Nuts & Bolts Volume 35) Holger Erdmann
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 Armored Cars (Niemieckie Samochody Pancerne) 1905-1945 Mariusz Skotnicki
German Armored Cars and Reconnaissance Halftracks (Osprey New Vanguard #29) Bryan Perrett
German Armored Cars In Action - Squadron/Signal Publications David Doyle
German Armored Cars of World War Two John Milsom & Peter Chamberlain
German Armoured Cars - AFV Weapons Profile #33 Major General N.W. Duncan
  "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 Eight-Wheeled Reconnaissance Vehicles Horst Scheibert
Military Vehicles in Detail #2: Sdkfz 231/234 8- Rad Terry Gander
Panzerspahwagen: Armored Cars Sdkfz 3 to Sdkfz 263 (Panzer Tracts No. 13) Thomas Jentz
Panzerspahwagen Sdkfz 231/232 Wehrmacht Heavy 6 & 8 Wheeled Armoured Cars and their Derivatives - (Tankograd Publishing #4010) Henry Hoppe
Puma and Other Heavy Reconnaissance Vehicles Horst Scheibert
Schwerer Panzerspaehwagen (Sd.Kfz.231, 232, and 233) and Panzerfunkwagen (Sd.Kfz.263) (Panzer Tracts No. 13-2) Thomas Jentz & Hilary Doyle
Schwerer Panzerspahwagen (Sdkfz 231) 8 Rad (Museum Ordnance Special Number 11) Thomas Jentz

Hobby Modeling

Kits and Accessories

Model Kit Manufacturer Scale Other Information
SDKFZ 231 Armored Car Model Kit (Early Version) (AF35231)   AFV Club 1/35 Injection Molded Plastic; New Tooled.
SDKFZ 232 Fu Radio  Armored Car Model Kit (Early Version) (AF35232)   AFV Club 1/35 Injection Molded Plastic; New Tooled.
SDKFZ 232 Fu Armored Car Kit Frog 1/48  
SDKFZ 231 Armored Car Kit Roden 1/72  
SDKFZ 232 Fu Armored Car Kit Roden 1/72  
SDKFZ 232 Fu Armored Car Kit Tamiya 1/35 Plastic; Older model; Decent.  To make 231 version, just leave off the antenna array and fill in contact point on turret.
SDKFZ 232 Fu Armored Car Kit (32574) Tamiya 1/48 Plastic; To make 231 version, just leave off the antenna array.
       
Aftermarket Set Manufacturer Scale Other Information
German Width Indicators (4) (PE35R29) Aber 1/35 For SdKfz. 231 & 232 series.
SdKfz 231/232 Barrel & Clearance Indicator Pole Set (AG35035)   AFV Club 1/35 Brass.
Width Indicators for German Armoured Vehicles (S35-008) Armorscale 1/35 For SdKfz. SD.Kfz.221, 222, 223, 231, 232, 234, 250, 251 series.
SDKFZ 231 Late Version Conversion Criel Models 1/35 For the Tamiya Kit
"SdKfz.232 (8 rad) On The Eastern Front" Markings (356017) Echelon Fine Details 1/35 Decals
"SdKfz.232 (8 rad) Panzer Divsion "Grossdeutchland" Markings (356042) Echelon Fine Details 1/35 Decals
"SdKfz.232 (8 rad) Panzer Divsion "Wiking" Markings (356043) Echelon Fine Details 1/35 Decals
"SdKfz.232 (8 rad) SS Panzer Divsion "Das Reich" Markings (356058) Echelon Fine Details 1/35 Decals
SdKfz.232 (8 rad) Detail Set Eduard Accessories 1/35  
Sdkfz 232 Armored Car Basic Detai Set (HLX48336) Hauler 1/48 Photo-Etched Brass; For Tamiya model kit
Sdkfz 232 Armored Car Exhaust Shroud Mesh & Muffler Set (HLX48337) Hauler 1/48 Photo-Etched Brass; For Tamiya model kit
Sdkfz 232 Armored Car Front  Bumper/Spoiler (HLX48338) Hauler 1/48 Photo-Etched Brass; For Tamiya model kit
Sdkfz 232 Armored Car Basic Detai Set (HLH72083) Hauler 1/72 Photo-Etched Brass; For Roden model kit
Sdkfz 232 Series Wheel Set (35090) Hussar Productions 1/35 Resin.
German 2cm KwK 30 Gun Barrel Jordi Rubio Accessories 1/35 Turned Aluminum
Sdkfz 232 8-wheeled armored car series Tire Chains (AVM35046) Minor Model 1/35 Photo-Etched brass; Contains enough material for 4 wheels.  Set for use with the AFV Club Series of model kits.
Sd.Kfz.231/232/263 (8 Rad) Short Exhaust Pipes Moskit 1/35  
2cm KwK 30 Gun Barrel New Connection Models 1/35 Turned Aluminum
SDKFZ 231 Late Version Conversion New Connection Models 1/35 For the Tamiya Kit
SdKfz 231/232 Stowage Set (RE35-596) Panzer Art 1/35 Resin.
Sdkfz 232 8-Wheeled Armored Car Detail Set (P35-070) Passion Model 1/35 Photo-Etched Brass; For the Tamiya Kit
SdKfz 231/232 Photo Etch “Value” Detail Set (P35-157V) Passion Model 1/35 Photo-Etched Brass; For the Tamiya Kit
SdKfz 231/232 Photo Etch Detail Set (P35-157) Passion Model 1/35 Photo-Etched Brass; For the Tamiya Kit
SdKfz 231/232 Width Indicators/Flag Bar Set (P35V-018) Passion Model 1/35 Brass.
SdKfz 231/232 Exhaust Pipe Cover Set (P35V-019) Passion Model 1/35 Photo-Etched Brass.
SDKFZ 231 Late Version Conversion (F003) Pit Road 1/35 For the Tamiya Kit
Sdkfz 232 Detail Pt 1 Royal Model 1/35  
Sdkfz 232 Detail Pt 2 Royal Model 1/35  
SdKfz. 231/232 Wheel/Tire Set Royal Model 1/35  
German Armored Car Lifting Hook-Riveted (10027) Tiger Model Designs 1/35 Resin; Useable on Sdkfz 231 Series of vehicles (Check references)
Sd.Kfz.231/232 - Polish Campaign Engine Rear Shutter without spare wheel mount (48022) Toro Models 1/48 Resin; For Tamiya kit.
Sdkfz 232 8 Rad Detail Set - Early Version (PE35193) Voyager Model 1/35 Photo-Etched Brass.

Model Photos

Reference Source/Provider
Sdkfz 232 (8 Rad) Armored Car Model Kit Photos (1/35- Tamiya) Frank Blanton - Richmond, Virginia USA
Sdkfz 231 and 232 (8 Rad) Model Photos Patrick Keenan - Mundelein, Illinois USA