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Sd.Kfz. 3/4 (Maultier with closed body; based on Ford or Opel chassis) Sd.Kfz. 3/5 (4.5-ton half-track truck based on Mercedes-Benz L 4500; sometimes called Sd.Kfz. 4) Sd.Kfz. 4 (3-ton aviation fuel tanker, based on Mercedes-Benz LG 3000; possibly introduced as Kfz.384) Sd.Kfz. 4 (2-ton armored version of Maultier half-track truck as ammunition ...
The Sd.Kfz. 4 was developed after the 1941 invasion of the USSR to deal with the ice and mud, which bogged down the wheels-only road-bound commercial vehicles that were used to supply German forces. It was a modified Standard Mercedes-Benz L4500S (4x2) with Horstmann suspension instead of a rear axle.
Although they lacked the overall mobility of purpose-built half tracks, they were cheaper and sufficiently effective. From 1943 some Maultier trucks were fitted with armored bodies, designated Sd.Kfz. 4. [2] Some of these were armed with ten-tube rocket launcher Panzerwerfer 42, and were designated Sd.Kfz.. 4/1.
Schwerer Panzerspähwagen (designation for the Sd.Kfz. 231) Schwerer Wagen (developmental program name for the Panzer VII) Schwerer Wehrmachtschlepper (heavy military carrier) Sd.Kfz. - abbreviation for "special purpose vehicle"; see list of Sd.Kfz. designations; Selbstfahrlafette 38(t) (self-propelled mount version of the Panzer 38(t))
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Marder 139 = captured Russian 76.2 mm gun on Panzer 38(t) chassis (Sd. Kfz. 139) Grille = 150 mm heavy infantry gun on Panzer 38(t) chassis (Sd.Kfz. 138/1) Jagdpanzer 38 = 75 mm L/48 Pak39 gun on a widened Pz 38(t) chassis; Flakpanzer 38(t) = 2cm FlaK self-propelled anti-aircraft gun on Panzer 38(t) chassis (Sd. Kfz. 140)
When the limitations of the vehicle were highlighted during the invasion of the Soviet Union in 1941 the Sd.Kfz. 222 was gradually replaced in the reconnaissance role by the Sd.Kfz. 250 half-track, but the turret and armament of the Sd Kfz 222 was sometimes retained, despite its shortcomings (the Sd.Kfz. 250/9 variant was a Sd.Kfz. 250 fitted ...
The first series of vehicles to enter production series, (despite the designation). 850 built by MAN, Daimler-Benz, MNH and Henschel between January and September 1943. [1] [page range too broad] Ausf. A (Panther I, VK3002, Sd.Kfz.171) The second production series, built by MAN, Daimler-Benz, Demag and MNH. 2,000 built between August 1943 to ...