The BMW R75 motorcycle combination was first produced in Germany in 1941 specifically for military use. This design proved reliable in all climates, from the freezing cold of Russia to the blistering heat of the desert, and it remained in service throughout the war. Stowage cases were typically kept on the sidecar and motorcycle, which were used to carry ammunition and the crew's personal equipment, and the MG34 machine gun was mounted on a bar atop the sidecar.
Flames Of War contents: this blister pack contains 4x German BMW R75 Motorcycle Combinations
The SdKfz 223 (Funkapparat or radio) was the radio car version of the Leichter Panzerspahwagen series of armoured cars, armed like the SdKfz 221 with a 7.92 mm MG34 machine gun. It included additional radio equipment and had a large 'bed-frame' antenna over the vehicle. Over five hundred of the SdKfz 223 were produced.
Flames Of War contents: this blister pack contains 1x German SdKfz 223 (Fu)
The Schwerer Panzerspahwagen were a series of heavy armoured cars with six or eight wheels used by the German army. Intended for the vital role of reconnaissance, scouting ahead of the Panzer tank units to assess enemy strength and intentions, they were large and ungainly but a very fast addition to the German mobile arsenal. The SdKfz 231 (8-rad) was simply the SdKfz231 (6-rad) with eight wheels, armed similarly with a 2cm KwK 30 L/55 autocannon and an MG 13 machine gun.
Flames Of War contents: this blister pack contains 1x German SdKfz 231 8-Rad
The SdKfz 233 8-Rad was based on a converted SdKfz 232 chassis, adding the short barrelled 7.5 cm KwK 37 L/24 gun in an open fixed superstructure. Due to the short length of the barrel this gun earned the nickname of 'Stumpy'. It entered service during 1942 and remained in use throughout the war, issued as a platoon of six vehicles in support of reconnaissance battalions.
Flames Of War contents: this blister pack contains 1x German SdKfz 233 8-Rad (7.5cm)
The SdKfz 234 was designed as a replacement to the earlier SdKfz 231 and 232 eight-wheeled armoured cars. The SdKfz 234/1 was fitted with a 2cm KwK 38 L/55 gun and co-ax 7.92mm MG34 machine gun in a six-sided open turret similar to that fitted to the SdKfz 222. The SdKfz 234/2 'Puma' was the first variant produced and was armed with a 5cm KwK 39/1 L/60 and co-ax 7.92mm MG in a fully enclosed turret.
Flames Of War contents: this blister pack contains 1x German SdKfz 234/2 'Puma' with SdKfz 234/1 turret option
The SdKfz 250 Leichte Schutzenpanzerwagen was a light armoured half-track built by the Demag firm from 1941 onwards and used in a wide variety of roles throughout the war. In 1943 the angles and shapes of the half-track were simplified to use as few armoured plates as possible in place of the complex faceted shape of the earlier model, reducing nineteen main armour plates to nine. The new model was simply called 'Neu' (new) to differentiate it from the 'Alte' (old) models, and the turret was changed to the later type as found on the SdKfz 234/1 'Puma' 8-Rad armoured car.
Flames Of War contents: this blister pack contains 1x German SdKfz 250/9 (2cm KwK 38) (Neu)
Based on the SdKfz 232/3 heavy armoured car, the SdKfz 263 (Fu) was a dedicated Funkapparat or radio vehicle with the bedstead frame aerial armed with a single 7.92 mm MG 34 machine gun.
Flames Of War contents: this blister pack contains 1x German SdKfz 263 (Fu)
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