Specification Crew : 4 Engine power : 220 hp Combat weight :11.74 tons Max speed : road . 80 km/h Range : 900 km Length : 6.80 m Width : 2.40 m Height : 2.28 m Main gun : One 50mm KwK 39/1 : One 7.92mm MG34 Armour : 5mm to 30mm

On the 5th of August the order was given to design an eight-wheeled armored car similar in design to the Sd Kfz 231.Instead of the previous design where the armored body was bolted to a chassis , the Sd Kfz 234 armored hull was to serve as the chassis.This s Pz Sp Wg 8-rad Tp was to have heavier armour and a 12-cylinder air-cooled diesel engine designed to operate in the hot climate of North Africa and in the Steppes of Russia.Two trial vehicles were built and an initial order for 500 was later increased to 1,500.The initial order was for a vehicle carrying the 50mm KwK 39/1 which was given the designation Sd Kfz 234/2.In January 1944 the order was cut to limit the Puma production to 100 vehicles and to continue the series by mounting the 20mm Kwk and 75mm KwK. The hull design similar to that of the Sd Kfz 231 had better frontal protection provided by thicker plates laid at a greater angle.A large fully-enclosed turret with curved side plates was provided to mount the 50mm KwK 39/1 and the coaxial MG42 in the Saukopf (sow's head) gun mantle. Each Panzerspähwagen company (a) consisted of 25 Pumas.These unites were assigned to four Panzer divisions which fought on both the Eastern and Western fronts.