"SdKfz 234/3, 234/4 question" Topic

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4th Cuirassier	28 Jul 2020 1:32 a.m. PST
What branch of the army did the crews of these vehicles belong to? I have a couple of the Airfix, which need the Matador mudguards and a better crew, as those supplied are in 1940 rig. I am not sure what rig they should be in though. Any thoughts?
Thresher01	28 Jul 2020 4:00 a.m. PST
Panzer, IIRC.
Frederick	28 Jul 2020 4:56 a.m. PST
Panzertrupepe as noted by Thresher 01; so initially black with pink waffenfarbe
emckinney	28 Jul 2020 6:00 a.m. PST
I didn't realize that the famous pink counters for Panzer units in the old Avalon Hill games were historically accurate. ;)
4th Cuirassier	30 Jul 2020 6:12 a.m. PST
Interesting, so black tank crew garb? I had always thought of them as gunners somehow.
Walking Sailor	30 Jul 2020 7:10 p.m. PST
always thought of them as gunners You're thinking of the Stugs. They were manned by artillery (red waffenfarbe). Until Stugs began to be issued to make up the strength of tank units when production couldn't keep up with demand (something to do with bombing factories). Armored cars were either Panzer (pink) or Recon Cavalry (golden Yellow) depending on each units parent. link As for the uniform,remember that by the time the 234 series were fielded, there was a lot of variation in who was manning these vehicles.
4th Cuirassier	02 Aug 2020 10:15 a.m. PST
@ Walking Sailor Yes, it probably was the StuGs I was thinking of. As long as the odd Panzer division used them I can presumably justify panzer rig?
historygamer	10 Aug 2020 7:34 p.m. PST
But wouldn't their piping color be yellow for recon/cavalry?

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