Panzer
Tracts No.11-2Aufklaerungspanzerwagen
(Fully and Half-Tracked Armored Reconnaissance Vehicles)
by Thomas L Jentz and Hilary Louis Doyle
ISBN 0-9744862-2-1
Published by Panzer
Tracts,
PO Box 334, Boyds, MD 20841, USA
http://www.panzertracts.com
Soft cover, 40 pages.
Review by Terry Ashley
This volumes documents to development and use of Fully and Half-Tracked Armored Reconnaissance Vehicles with the following vehicles featured after a brief introduction on the vehicle type.
Schwerer Panzerspaerhwagen (Halbketten) Fahrgestell Typ H 8 H: (2 pages)
Brief text describes the known details of this early vehicle but much of it's
history is still unknown.
Panzerspaerhwagen RK Ausf.A Raederketten Wagen RK 9: (4 pages)
The text giving the history and development of this vehicle is accompanied
by six period photos of trials vehicles.
leichter Schuetzenspanzerwagon (2cm) (Sd.Kfz.250/9) Ausf.A and B: (8
pages)
The detailed text description is complimented with numerous action photos of
Ausf.A and B vehicles as well as interior shots of the fighting compartment
provided
by Walter J.Spielberger. These interior photos have appeared in the previous
German text Spielberger Half-Track volumes and are shown here with English
captions.
"Luchs" Panzerspaerhwagen II (2cm) (Sd.Kfz.123): (8 pages)
This section again has a detailed history and technical specifications on
the "Luchs" as well as 4 view 1/35th plans and a number of photos of the initial
vehicles and in-use. There are also four photographs of the trial vehicle "Luchs"
Versuchs-Fahrgestell (Nr.V 29) with redesigned hull and Tatra diesel engine during
testing in 1944.
Panzerspaerhwagen II Ausf.Skoda T 15 Skoda: (3 pages)
The detailed text is complemented with two photos of the trial vehicle to
provide some info on the early vehicle.
Panzerspaerhwagen II Ausf.BBM Panzerkampfwagen 38(t) n.A.: (7 pages)
Built on the 38(t) chassis there is again a detailed text description of the
vehicle as well as 6 good quality photos of the experimental and production
vehicles.
Aufklaerungspanzerwagen 38 (2cm) (Sd.Kfz.140/1): (4 pages)
Another design on the 38(t) chassis the text description is accompanied by
six photos of the test and production vehicles.
Finally there are six photos of the experimental Vollkettenaufklaerer 38 mounting a 7.5cm Kanone 51 L/24 in the 38(t) chassis. (3 pages)
This volume provides a good overview of Armored Reconnaissance Vehicles with some good details on the more widely used "Luchs" and 250/9.
Highly recommended.