| Full Name | Sonderkraftfahrzeug 234/4 Schwerer Panzerspähwagen |
| Class | Light Vehicle |
| Movement | 8 |
| Armor Value | 1 |
| Vs Infantry (RNG / FPR) | 5/4 |
| Vs Vehicle (RNG / FPR) | 8/10 |
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| Period | 1944-1945 |
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The Sd.Kfz. 234 family of eight-wheeled armored cars provided the German military a fast and versatile reconnaissance vehicle capable of carrying higher-caliber tank guns in its fully-rotating turret. Though of a similar size and appearance to the Sd.Kfz. 231 family that they replaced--and serving the same reconnaissance and screenng roles--the Sd.Kfz. 234 was a completely new design. They required a crew of four to operate and had a top speed of 52 mph. The Sd.Kfz. 234/4 variant carried a fixed 7.5 cm PaK 40 L/46 anti-tank gun in an open compartment.This variant was similar to the Marder tank destroyer series in that it was a weakly armoured, open-topped anti-tank vehicle that could not engage enemy armour head to head; it was a stop-gap measure. It also carried one 7.92 mm MG 42 machine gun. German industry produced 89 units between late 1944 and early 1945, and they served on the Eastern Front and in the Battle of Normandy.