26 August 2026

Battle Of The 8-Wheel Armored Cars

Since I've stranded a LAV-75 in Libya fighting the Afrika Korps, how would it fare against a SdKfz 232 8-Rad?

First, armor.

The LAV has, in F, L/R, Rr, T, B order,  DR 90/75/50/30/30 on the body and DR 67/60/35/35 on the turret.

The SdKfz has, with the "bumper" plate: DR 83S/33/55/14/14 on the body and DR  62/62/62/14 on the turret.

The best AP round for the KwK.30 is the PzGr.40 which is an APHC round doing 6dx3(2) pi++.  That will roll an average of 63 which can penetrate DR 126.  Decent penetration on the front armor.

The KwK.30 is completely manually controlled and sighted, so...

The 6dx5(2) pi++ from the M791 round punches 210 DR, so no problem nailing the front armor of the SdKfz.232.

Again, thermal sights and full weapon stabilization are in play with the LAV and a powered turret with a much faster traverse than the hand-cranked German turret.

The SAS would, literally, murder people in their sleep for the LRDG to get hold of a couple of these.

Posted by Angus McThag at 20:08
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2 comments:

  1. Beans26 August, 2026 21:51

    Considering the 25mm Bushmaster in the LAV is the same gun in the Bradley that was found to penetrate Soviet MBT armor from the side when using APDUsomethingsomething, yeah, the LAV can definitely pen the '232, or any German or Italian or British armor out there in the desert. Outmaneuver them. Outfight them, as long as the LAV has a firm pile of spares and mechanics available.

    And that's one of the things the "What would happen when a (insert modern wunderwaffen) goes back in time to fight (insert historical vehicle/troop/situation)?" situation. Fine as long as fuel and weapons and spares last, but go past that and suddenly said weapon/troop/whatever stops and gets beat down by the locals.

    Like "What would happen if a group of SEALS is dropped into The Hot Gates on the side of Sparta? Well, they'd fight and then die horribly as the Persian Horde flows over them. They'd be fine shooting and blowing stuff up, but once they're in hand-to-hand, the invaders have the power.

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    1. Angus McThag27 August, 2026 00:59

      Judging from what I've read on the LRDG, it'll be tires that deadline the LAV before anything else.

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