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SDKFZ 233
Heavy Armored Car (7.5cm)
Specifications
| Country of Origin/Used by: | Germany |
| First Produced/Service Dates: | 1941 |
| Manufactured by: | Deutsche Werke, Schichau |
| Crew: | 3 |
| Armament: | Main: 7.5cm KwK 37 L/24 Howitzer; Secondary: 7.92mm MG42 |
| Engine: | 8 Cylinder Gasoline (Bussing-NAG L8V) |
| Miscellaneous Info: | The Sdkfz 233 Heavy Armored Car (7.5cm) (Schwerer Panzerspahwagen-7.5cm) is based on the same chassis as the SDKFZ 231/232 Fu Heavy Armored Car (8-Wheel) and Sdkfz 263 Armored Radio Car (8-Wheel). |
| Data Sheet Available: |
Sdkfz 233 Heavy Armored Car (7.5cm) Data Sheet by David
Haugh |
Photos
| Reference | Source/Provider |
| Sdkfz 233 Heavy Armored Car (7.5cm) Photos | The German Bundesarchiv |
| Sdkfz 233 Heavy Armored Car (7.5cm) Photos | David Haugh - Content Editor |
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Sdkfz 233 Heavy Armored Car (7.5cm) Photos |
Imperial War Museum |
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 2: Sd.Kfz. 233 (7,5 cm), Panzerfunkwagen Sd.Kfz. 263 and Panzermesskraftwagen" (Nuts & Bolts Volume 36) | Martin Block and 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 In Action - Squadron/Signal Publications | David Doyle |
| 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 2 (Pegaz # 6) |
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 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 Review by Patrick Keenan at the Armor Modeling and Preservation Society (AMPS) Website |
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.233 8-Rad Panzerspahwagen Model kit (AF35233) |
 AFV Club |
1/35 | Injection Molded Plastic; New Tooled. Coming Soon as of April 2015. |
| SDKFZ 233 7.5cm Armored Car Kit (Mod 1942) Model Kit (CB35127) | Bronco Models | 1/35 | Injection Molded Plastic. |
| SDKFZ 233 Armored Car Kit (0706) | Roden | 1/72 | Injection Molded Plastic. |
| Aftermarket Item | Manufacturer | Scale | Other Information |
| Sd.Kfz. 233 Accessory Set (T35176) | Black Dog | 1/35 | Resin; For the AFV Club Kit |
| 75mm K51 L/24 Turned Barrel(35-327) | Elefant Model Accessories | 1/35 | Turned Aluminum with Resin Mantlet; For Italeri Model kit. |
| SdKfz 233 7.5 cm KwK 37 L/24 Stummel Armored Car Conversion (GAS48121) | Gaso.Line | 1/48 | Resin; Use with Tamiya SDKFZ 232 Kit |
| Sdkfz 232 Series Wheel Set (35090) | Hussar Productions | 1/35 | Resin. |
| SDKFZ 233 Conversion | JP Hobby | 1/35 | Resin; Use with Tamiya SDKFZ 232 Kit |
| 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 | |
| SDKFZ 233 (Early) Conversion (3515) | New Connection Models | 1/35 | Resin; Use with Tamiya SDKFZ 232 Kit |
| 7.5cm KwK 37 L/24 Rifled Gun Barrel (35B130) | RB Models | 1/35 | Turned Aluminum. |
| 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) |
Model Photos
| Reference | Source/Provider |
| Sdfkz 222 & 233 Panzerspahwagen Diorama Photos (1/35- Tamiya) | John Staehle - Deming, New Mexico USA |
