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Sonderkraftfahrzeug (abbreviated Sd.Kfz., [1] German for "special purpose vehicle") was the ordnance inventory designation used by Nazi Germany before and during World War II for military vehicles; for example Sd.Kfz. 101 for the Panzer I, and Sd.Kfz. 251 for the armored personnel carrier made by Hanomag.
designation of the Sd.Kfz. 10/5 20 mm FlaKv 38 auf Fahrgestell Panzerkampfwagen IV (Sf) quad 20 mm version of the Möbelwagen: 20 mm FlaKv 38 auf Fahrgestell Zugkraftwagen 8t: designation of the Sd.Kfz. 7/1 37 mm FlaK 36 auf Fahrgestell Zugkraftwagen 5t: designation of the Sd.Kfz. 6/2 37 mm FlaK 36 auf Fahrgestell Zugkraftwagen 8t
The Sonderkraftfahrzeug 8 ("special motorized vehicle 8"), usually abbreviated to Sd.Kfz. 8, was a German half-track designed by Daimler-Benz that saw widespread use in World War II. Its main roles were as a prime mover for heavy towed guns such as the 21 cm Mörser 18 , the 17 cm Kanone 18 and the 10.5 cm FlaK 38 .
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)
Sd.Kfz. 6/3 7,62 cm FK 296(r) auf Selbstfahrlafette Zugkraftwagen 5t A Panzerjaeger constructed from a Sd.Kfz. 6 carrying a captured Soviet 76mm F-22 gun portée within an armoured superstructure. [ 1 ] [ 3 ] The gun was emplaced on the rear on its field carriage and 5 mm (0.20 in) thick armour plates were added to the sides and rear to augment ...
The chassis of the heavy off-road passenger car was also used for the Leichter Panzerspähwagen (Sd.Kfz. 221 and Sd.Kfz. 222) armoured cars, although its engine was mounted in the rear. The first light off-road passenger cars were delivered by Stoewer in 1936 ( R 180 Spezial ), followed in 1937 by the first medium and in 1938 by the first heavy ...
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 ...
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.