The armored cars of the Schwerer Panzerspahwagen Sd.Kfz. 234 series were produced by the German war industry in the final phase of the Second World War. They were characterized by a high level of construction quality that combined mobility, operational flexibility, and offensive capability. The design represented an excellent blend of speed on all types of terrain, protection, and firepower, synthesizing the operational experience that the Wehrmacht had gathered in the early years of the Second World War. They could achieve a maximum road speed of 85 km/h. Among the various versions produced, the Sd.Kfz. 234/3 was armed with the short-barreled 75mm KwK37 cannon mounted in a fixed position in an open-topped fighting compartment, which could be effectively used to support infantry against lightly protected targets as well as against light armored vehicles.