Poland's WZ 34 armored car, wz.34 armored car
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wz.34 Armored Car:  |
wz.34 Armored Car:  |
Design
Had cupola on turret.
Prototype
Production
- wz.34 with machine gun: ~603
- wz.34 with 37 mm gun: ~303
Variants
Usage
The 37 mm equipped wz.34s were typically used by squadron and troop commanders.3
Specifications
| wz.34 armored car3 | |
|---|---|
| Crew | 23 |
| Physical Characteristics | |
| Weight | 2.2 tons3 |
| Length w/gun | 11' 11"3, 12'1 3.62 m3 |
| Length w/o gun | |
| Height | 2.22 m3 6' 3"3 |
| Width | 2.22 m3 7' 3"3 |
| Ground clearance | |
| Ground contact length | |
| Ground pressure | |
| Turret ring diameter | |
| Armament | |
| Main | 37 mm1 1: 37 mm wz.18 (SA-18) Puteaux3 |
| OR | MG1 1: 7.92 mm Hotchkiss wz.25 MG3 |
| Secondary | |
| MG | |
| Side arms | |
| Quantity | |
| Main | |
| Secondary | |
| MG | |
| Side arms | |
| Armor Thickness (mm) | |
| Hull Front, Upper | |
| Hull Front, Lower | |
| Hull Sides, Upper | |
| Hull Sides, Lower | |
| Hull Rear | |
| Hull Top | |
| Hull Bottom | |
| Turret Front | |
| Turret Sides | |
| Turret Rear | |
| Turret Top | |
| Engine (Make / Model) | FIAT-108-III (PZIn.117)3 |
| Cylinders | |
| Net HP | 243 |
| Transmission | |
| Fuel type | Gasoline3 |
| Octane | |
| Capacity | |
| Performance | |
| Traverse | |
| Speed - Road | 31 mph3 50 kph3 |
| Speed - Cross Country | |
| Range - Road | |
| Range - Cross Country | 155 miles3 250 km3 |
| Turning radius | |
| Elevation limits | |
| Fording depth | |
| Trench crossing | |
| Vertical Obstacle | |
| Suspension (Type) | |
| Wheels each side | |
| Return rollers each side | |
| Track length | |
| Tires | |
| Track width | |
| Track centers/tread |
Sources:
- The Encyclopedia of Tanks and Armored Fighting Vehicles - The Comprehensive Guide to Over 900 Armored Fighting Vehicles From 1915 to the Present Day, General Editor: Christopher F. Foss, 2002
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- Western Allied Tanks 1939-45, David Porter, 2009
