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SDKFZ 223 Light Radio Command Car

Specifications

Country of Origin/Used by: Germany
First Produced/Service Dates: 1935-1944
Manufactured by: Chassis: Auto Union AG, Werk Horch; Assembly: Daimler-Benz, Duetsche Werke, Eisenwerk Weserhuette, MNH, Schichau & Wegmann.
Crew: 3
Armament: Turret: (1) 7.92mm MG34 Machine Gun
Engine: 8 Cylinder Gasoline (Horch 3.5L or 3.8L)
Miscellaneous Info: The Sdkz 223 Light Radio Command Car [leichter Panzerspahwagen (FU)] was closely related to the the Sdkfz 221, Sdkfz 222, Sdkfz 260 & Sdkfz 261 as they were based on the same chassis and had similar armored hulls.
Data Sheet Available:   None Available

Photos

Reference Source/Provider
    Sdkfz 223 Light Radio Command Car Photos Australian War Memorial
Sdkfz 223 Light Radio Command Car Photos The German Bundesarchiv
Sdkfz 223 Light Radio Command Car Photos Erik Johansen - South Shields, Tyne & Wear UK
    Sdkfz 223 Light Radio Command Car Photos The Imperial War Museum
Sdkfz 223 Light Radio Command Car Photos (Vehicle at Patton Museum - Ft. Knox, KY USA) Patrick Keenan - Editor

References Available

Online

Reference Source/Provider
   

Printed

Reference Author
4-Wheeled Armoured Cars in Germany WW2 (MMP Books)

 Book Review by Patrick Keenan - Editor		 Alan Ranger
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 & Hilary Doyle
  "Funky Scout" (November 2017 Issue of Airfix Model World Magazine) [Covers a build of the 1/35 Hobby Boss Sdkfz 223 Radio Car Model Kit (82443)] Garry Tobiss
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 - AFV Weapons Profile #33 Major General N.W. Duncan

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

Panzerspähwagen Sdkfz. 221/222/223: Wehrmacht Light 4-wheeled Armoured Cars and their Derivatives" (4014)

 Tankograd Publishing
"The Weald Foundation's Big Reveal" (October 2024 Issue of Classic Military Vehicle Magazine) Phil Loder

Hobby Modeling

Kits and Accessories

Model Kit Manufacturer Scale Other Information
SDKFZ 223 Fu Armored Car Kit (82443) Hobby Boss 1/35 Injection Molded Plastic.
SDKFZ 223 Fu Armored Car (1st Series) Kit (83817) Hobby Boss 1/35 Injection Molded Plastic.
SDKFZ 223 Fu Armored Car Kit (48192) ICM 1/48 Injection Molded Plastic.
SDKFZ 223 Fu Armored Car Kit 35268-Latest Release) Tamiya 1/35 Injection Molded Plastic; Older model but re-released kits with extra figures and parts.
SDKFZ 223 Fu Armored Car Kit Wespe Models 1/48 Resin.
SDKFZ 223 Fu Armored Car Kit Gaso.Line 1/50  
       
Aftermarket Item Manufacturer Scale Other Information
SdKfz 221/222/223 Tool Set (A.MIG-8139) Ammo by Mig 1/35 Resin.
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 223 Funkwagen Conversion w/DAK crew (BVM35075) Best Value Models 1/35 Multi-Media; Conversion to use with both Bronco Models Sdkfz 221 and Tamiya 222/223
Sdkfz 222/223 Accessory Set (T35003) Black Dog 1/35 Resin
SDKFZ 223 Detail Set Eduard Accessories 1/35  
Sd.Kfz.221/223 Mesh Roof (35792) FC Model Trend 1/35 Resin.  For the Hobby Boss kits
Sd.Kfz.223 Honeycomb Engine Deck Set (FP-6) Kamizukari 1/35 Laser cut "paper" (really closer to cardboard); For Tamiya kit
Sd.Kfz.223 Honeycomb Engine Deck set (FP-11) Kamizukuri 1/35 Laser cut "paper" (really closer to cardboard); For Hobby Boss 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.
Sdkfz 223 Detail Set Royal Model 1/35  
Sdkfz 222 Stowage Set Royal Model 1/35 Should Work for 223
Sdkfz 222 Wheels Royal Model 1/35 Should Work for 223
"Battle for Berlin '45 #1: The End of 11th SS Panzergrenadier Division Nordland" (35-981) Star Decals (ex-Bison Decals) 1/35 Decals; contain markings for Kubelwagen and Sdkfz 223 Funkwagen
SDKFZ 223 Fu Armored Car Interior Tank Workshop 1/35  
SDKFZ 223 Fu Armored Car Wheel Set with Snow Chains Tank Workshop 1/35  
Sdkfz 223 Detail Set (35216) Voyager Model 1/35 For Tamiya kit 35268.

Model Photos

Reference Source/Provider
Sdkfz 223 Armored Car Model Photos (1/35 Tamiya) Chuck Aleshire - Shorewood, Illinois USA
Sdkfz 223 Armored Car Model Photos (1/35 Tamiya) Chris Graeter - Colchester, Vermont USA