Lame "Puma": What is the best German intelligence machine SDKFZ 234/2

  • Dec 24, 2019
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Lame "Puma"
Lame "Puma"

Germany thoroughly prepare for the Second World War. At the beginning of the military conflict, its armed forces were one of the most well-trained, motivated, and armed to the teeth. When World War II began, the Nazis involved a large number of weapons that had not previously used. For example, the armored vehicle "Puma".

Formidable reconnaissance vehicle in Germany. | Photo: enimagenes.com.
Formidable reconnaissance vehicle in Germany. | Photo: enimagenes.com.

Armored SDKFZ 234/2 «Puma" is not just considered to be one of the best reconnaissance vehicles of the Second World War. This made it a long-range, a formidable gun, excellent for its class book, as well as high speed as compared with other armored vehicles in the world. The "Puma" was not the first German machine in a class of eight-scouts. Machine embodied the modern solutions and experience of previous generations of machines.

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Excellent performance. | Photo: warthunder.ru.
Excellent performance. | Photo: warthunder.ru.

One of the most important features of the "Puma" it was fully enclosed tower, which got it from the tank "Leopard." At the time of the creation of this machine the Germans refused, however turret proved to be so successful that it decided to use a puma. Crowning the tower long-barreled 50-mm cannon, firepower which was more than enough for the rapid destruction of any other intelligence armored vehicles in the field.

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Serious opponent. | Photo: genes.com.
Serious opponent. | Photo: genes.com.

Initially, the Germans wanted to use the "Puma" exclusively in North Africa, but delayed the development of the car. As a result, the debut bronemobilya took place on the Eastern Front. Sands Africa SDKFZ 234/2 and have not seen, in contrast to other similar machines of German manufacture. His task completed in armored war completely, but despite the many "virtue" in construction "Cougars" were found and disadvantages. Very soon it became clear that to maintain the novelty is not so easy as might be desired.

Everything went wrong. | Photo: ww2enimagenes.com.
Everything went wrong. | Photo: ww2enimagenes.com.

As a result, when faced with difficult conditions at the front, many of the "Puma" often broke. Despite the fact that the crew in most cases able to "bring to life" their cars, their capacity was significantly curtailed.

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