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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.
Sd.Kfz. designations were assigned to armoured vehicles and other vehicles put in military service for a specific purpose. The system was used by Germany prior to and throughout World War II. Sd. Kfz. 100s for PzKpfw I versions
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))
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.
Originally known as MG Panzerwagen (V Kfz 617) and given the Sonderkraftfahrzeug designation Sd.Kfz.101, the Ausf A was armed with two machine guns in a small turret. The 450 production tanks saw service from 1934 to 1941, last seeing action in Finland . [ 1 ]
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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.