Germany's 4.7cm Pak(f) auf Panzerspähwagen P 204(f) armored car

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4.7cm Pak(f) auf Panzerspähwagen P 204(f) armored car:

Bundesarchiv, Koblenz

Design

Around 200 of the French Panhard 178 armored cars were taken over by the Germans after the fall of France.

This was the French Panhard 178 with its turret replaced with an armored three sided shield that had an 47mm anti tank weapon, that kept its shield, installed.

Specifications

	4.7cm Pak(f) auf Panzerspähwagen P 204(f)
Crew	4
Radio
Physical Characteristics
Weight	8.2 tons
Length
Height
Width
Width over tracks
Ground clearance
Ground contact length
Ground pressure
Turret ring diameter
Armament
Main	47 mm antitank
OR	25 mm antitank
Secondary
MG	1: MG
Side arms
Quantity
Main
Secondary
MG
Side arms
Armor Thickness (mm)	20
Hull Front, Upper
Hull Front, Lower
Hull Sides, Upper
Hull Sides, Lower
Hull Rear
Hull Top
Hull Bottom
Superstructure Front
Superstructure Sides
Superstructure Rear
Superstructure Top
Engine (Make / Model)	Panhard
Bore / stroke
Cooling
Cylinders	4
Capacity
Net HP	100
Power to weight ratio
Compression ratio
Transmission (Type)
Steering
Steering ratio
Starter
Electrical system
Ignition
Fuel (Type)
Octane
Quantity
Road consumption
Cross country consumption
Performance
Traverse
Speed - Road
Speed - Cross Country
Range - Road
Range - Cross Country
Turning radius
Elevation limits
Fording depth
Trench crossing
Vertical obstacle
Climbing ability
Suspension (Type)
Wheels	4

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Sources:

1. Profile, AFV Weapons #55, German Self-Propelled Weapons, Peter Chamberlain, H.L. Doyle, 1973
2. Profile AFV Weapons #33, German Armoured Cars, Major General N. W. Duncan, 1971