The SdKfz 234 was designed as a replacement to the earlier SdKfz 231/232 eight-wheeled armored cars.

• SdKfz 234/1: The 234/1 was armed with the 2cm KwK38 L/55 and a 7.92mm machine gun in an open-top turret. Production started in June 1944.
• SdKfz 234/2: The 234/2 ("Puma") was the first variant produced and was armed with a 5cm KwK 39/1 L/60 and 7.92mm machine gun in a fully enclosed turret. Production started in September 1943 and continued to September 1944 when production was shifted to the SdKfz 234/1, SdKfz 234/3, and SdKfz 234/4.
• SdKfz 234/3: The 234/3 was armed with a 7.5cm KwK51 L/24 and a 7.92mm machine gun in an open-top superstructure similar to the earlier SdKfz 233. Production started in June 1944 and was phased out late in 1944 in favor of the SdKfz 234/4.
• SdKfz 234/4: The final version of the SdKfz 234 was armed with the 7.5cm PaK 40 L/46 in an open-top superstructure. Production continued until the collapse of German industry at the end of the war.

Related Lone Sentry Links:

• German Eight-Wheeled Armored Vehicles (SdKfz 231/232 versions)

• VII-VI-5 Armored Cars (TM-E 30-451 Handbook on German Military Forces)