Sd.Kfz 222 and 223 Ausf A into Sd.Kfz 223 B

Most of the focus thus far for the armoured car projects has been on the Ausf A examples due to the rarity of this range versus the Ausf B. The work is far from over with the Ausf A le.Pz.Sp.Wg armoured cars as this time has largely been spent on the chassis and drehsockel (gun pedestal). This work has inadvertently delivered a few bonuses for us in the understanding of differences between the Ausf A and B (which we will discuss in due course) and the more complex hidden interior detail lost partially in the Ausf A armoured cars and nigh on comprehensively for the Ausf B. The Ausf B is far more difficult to research than the A as there are no survivors, very little information on the interior and no images. In looking for Ausf A detail in the surviving manuals and period images we have been forced to delve far deeper into the text to find the relevant missing information. This is more difficult when looking at earlier Serie of vehicles as most surviving manuals usually only cover the final or later Serie. This is despite manuals stating quite clearly on the cover page that both Ausfuerunge are covered. The images within the manuals are equally frustrating with a long since redundant part often representing a brand new update for the time. The early images often provide very useful breakthroughs for us in the earlier Serie vehicles but are extremely frustrating when researching parts for later models. An example of this is to be seen in the images attached of the Beladeplan for the Sd.Kfz 223 where the book is dated Berlin 1941 from 28/7/36 and the internal images and text focus on the 1 Serie Ausf A example. The images and text have not been updated to reflect the edition date of the 1941 which would be comfortably into 3 Serie production and well into 4 Serie. What we now do to combat this is to gather and process all information on a vehicle and attempt to categorise detail on each detail for each Serie required. This process proved essential in our uncovering of the Fuspr. a radio position in the Sd.Kfz.223 B and upgraded Ausf As.

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