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I would like to suggest this little fun Field Mod of a Steyr 1500A with a 2 cm KwK 38 L/65 and Mg 34 mounted in their Sockellafette taken from a Sd.Kfz.222 which was possibly destroyed and as such reused with its little gunshield.
In game This vehicle would be extremly vurnable as it has no armor, however would be really fast (105 km/h), well armed with the 2 cm and coax Mg 34 to shoot at other tanks and planes and zooom from position to position, maybe as an event vehicle or so. It would show the need of the german army to reuse and use every equipment as possible in every form modified or not to fit their needs and fill the holes.
Exact history is unknown, however as i allready wrote, the german army used everything they captured and modfied what the needed to fit their role, as such even destroyed and taken out own stuff was often salvaged and reused, such as this Sockellafette with its little gunshield, which was taken off a Sd.Kfz.222 which propably got destroyed or was damaged and salvaged for parts, as those were also quite sparse.
With the exception that it is visible from Sonderkomando Dora (the Symbol on the hood) and from North Africa in 1941.
The Steyr 1500A was the All wheel drive version of the Steyr 1500, which was a light truck and heavy Troop transporter by Steyr Daimler, with production from 1942-1945 and later under Steyr 270 until 1968 produced, it was one of the most common with 7.000 produced in the 1,5 ton class along the Sd.Kfz.69 and 70.
The Gun:
2 cm KwK 38 L/65 and Coax Mg 34
-7° to +85° Elevation, 360° Traverse at 40°/sec
10 Round mags of:
Pzgr. L`Spur. o.Zerl. (Ph.) (ApI-T) 0,148kg 800m/s 37mm/10m
Note: Used against ground targets. Soft and armored. 3g White Phosphor Core.
Were fully replaced by the empty ones and later .Zerl in the Desert and other hot places, as the Phostphor had a nasty tendicy to self ignite in hot weather.
The Ph. marked ones were standart with the filler, however they also existed with an O. which indicated they didnt have a filler and were only 143g (and 830m/s).
Pzgr. L`Spur. o.Zerl. (0.) (Ap-T) 0,143kg 830m/s 38mm/10m
Note: Used against ground targets. Soft and armored. Empty Carvity.
Fully replaced by the “Ph.” rounds in the Desert and other hot places, as the Phostphor had a nasty tendicy to self ignite in hot weather.
Pzgr. L'Spur zerl. (Aphe-T Sd) 0,148 kg 800m/s 2,4g Pent 36mm/10m
NOTE: Against ground and air tragets. Soft and armored.
It does NOT have a fuze, the filler is for self destruction, in game it would also explode upon impact when shattering, like the japanese 30mm Aphe.
Pzgr. 40 L`Spur. o.Zerl. (HVAP-T) 0,100kg 1050m/s 62g core 12mm 50mm/10m
Pzsprgr. L'Spur m.Zerl. (Aphe-T Sd) 0,121 kg 900m/s 3,6g Pent 33mm/10m
(This last picture is an adaption for the Mg151/20 and uses a different shorter tracer, which results in it beeing also a bit lighter)
Sprgr. L`Spur. o.Zerl. (Hefi-T) 0,120kg 900m/s 6,2g Pent (10,54g) 5mm/10m
Brsprgr. o.L'Spur. o.Zerl. (He-I) 0,120kg 900m/s 20g H.5 and Zink (7g H.5 13g Zink (calculated by Killakiwi))
The Vehicle:
Steyr 1500A
Dimensions: 5,03 m / 2,03 m/ 2,3 m
Weight: 4 t (+350 kg of the Gun)
Crew: 4
Speed: 105 Km/h
Engine: V8 Otto Motor 85 Ps / 3000 Rpm
Armor: Gunshield of 8mm
Source:
Munition der 2 cm Waffen
Steyr 1500A Manual
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