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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 ...
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
Zugkraftwagen 5t (designation for the Sd.Kfz. 6) Zugkraftwagen 8t (designation for the Sd.Kfz. 7) Zugkraftwagen 12t (designation for the Sd.Kfz. 8) Zugkraftwagen 18t (designation for the Sd.Kfz. 9) Zündapp KS 750 (two wheel drive motorcycle with side car)
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.
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 ...
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. However, it was also capable ...
Its ordnance inventory designation was Sd.Kfz. 165. The full name was Panzerfeldhaubitze 18M auf Geschützwagen III/IV (Sf) Hummel, Sd.Kfz. 165 . On February 27, 1944, Hitler ordered the name Hummel to be dropped as it was deemed inappropriate for a fighting vehicle.