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I would like to suggest this Kübelwagen armed with a (in comparisson to the car) HUGE 2 cm Flak 38 L/65. While maybe with a low ammo amount (not so much of a problem with Ammo crate), it would be a small nimble car, with lots of firepower and maybe the closest to a barebone 2 cm Flak 38 L/65 that was used in mass like the US Cal. .50 HMG we could see in game and similar to Willys MB (M2HB).
Overall the vehicle appears to be mostly unmodified, except for cutouts in the side walls over the backwheels to the front and removed door parts, where 2 of the 3 legs of the are bigger than the car and rest on the back fenders while the 3rd leg sits to the right of the driver. Ammo is possibly stored to the right of the driver and below the gun to the back. A crew of 3 (tho in game most likely only 2) can be seen.
On the pictures, the 2 looks slightly different from each other (no headlights on one, the other doesnt have the spare wheel on the front, the gun looks higher on one, it could also be just 1 vehicle with further modifications along its life as well as just camera perspective.
Its history is unknown, excpet that on one of the pictures with a french Sign it is written “Nachlaß Heinz Sander (Ers. Abt. fr. mot. Aufkl. Einh. 3, Lehrgang f. Truppern. Ing.” Which free translated means, that it was a picture from Heinz Sander about the Scout troops 3.
More to it is not know to me, so here continued history of the vehicle:
The VW Typ 82 Kübelwagen was a development on the Civil “Kraft durch Freude” (KdF-Wagen), which never went into big production. But was used by Officers. Duo to war situation and the required materials only after the war, the vehicle came in its civil variant. The VW Käfer (Beetle) which was and still is a well known and loved vehicle.
The Kübelwagen was a simple and robus designed vehicle. Even tho it didnt have all wheel drive, it was very good off road and used an aircooled engine. As such it was used by the Wehrmacht and SS even under adverse cicumstances.
The name Kübelwagen is from its deep seats, which shape resembling a Kübel (Bucket), which were put into many military vehicles. These seats were designed to keep the crew inside even on rough terrain. As such the name Kübelwagen doesnt just name the VW Typ 82, but generally a wide family of vehicles. Tho inofficially the name became the model name for the VW Typ 82, even tho it doesnt even have the correct seats, just some that looked very similar.
The 2 cm Flak was a prewar standart small caliber AA and general purpose gun. Similar in usage and amount to the US Cal. .50, it was also used similar, as well as AT and Anti infantry, where it proofed its worth. It was a long development, which started in late 1920s when Rheinmetall bought the facade company Solothurn to start their own development of ammo and guns outside germany. Which resulted in the Rheinmetall S-18/1000 and 20x138mmB Rheinmetall ammo, which was intended as a AT and AA round. Used by multiple nations across the war, it proofed its power.
Aiming angles should be -20° to + 90°, 360° traverse, depending maybe the driver will be slightly in the way.
The Gun: 2 cm Flak 38 L/65 20 and 40 round magazins unknown amount of ammo. Possibly only the mags on the gun (1 in 3 on the ready rack).
The Vehicle:
The Vehicle:
Kübelwagen VW Typ 82
Produced from 1940-1945
Engine: Aircooled 4 Cylinder Boxermotor 25 Ps (from 03.1943 onwards)
Speed: 80 km/h
Weight: 715-1160 kg
Produced: 50.788
Source:
Handbuch des Kübelwagen VW Typ 82
Munition der 2 cm Flak
W 127 Dokumentation
Private gallery/Internet/Ebay
