First to Fight PL059 Sd.Kfz. 247 Ausf. A

Sd.Kfz. The 247 was a German armored car and command vehicle from the Second World War. The first cars of this type were built in 1937 - in the same year, a small series production was also carried out, which resulted in the creation of about 10-15 cars of this type. The vehicle was powered by a single 65hp Krupp 4-cylinder engine. The maximum speed was up to 70 km / h, and the operating radius was about 350 kilometers. Most cars of this type did not have standard weapons.

The Sd.Kfz vehicle. 247 was developed by the Krupp concern in connection with the Wehrmacht's 1936 order for a new command vehicle. In order to shorten the research and development work, the manufacturer based the new vehicle on the chassis and suspension of the Krupp Protze 6x4 truck. However, he built a completely new body made of armor plates up to 8 mm thick. The Sd.Kfz vehicle. 247 could be used both as a command vehicle, but also as an armored personnel carrier or an artillery observation vehicle. It should be added, however, that Sd.Kfz. The 247 had moderate off-road capability and was used primarily on dirt roads. Vehicles of this type were used during the September campaign (1939), the campaign in the West (1940) and in the initial phase of the fighting in the USSR (1941-1945). Few of them survived until the end of the war.