SdKfz 6

SdKfz 6 (Sonderkraftfahrzeug 6)

SdKfz 6/1 towing 10.5 cm leFH 18 howitzer, Poland, 1939
Type Half-track
Place of origin Nazi Germany
Specifications ([1])
Weight 9 t (9.9 short tons)
Length 6.325 m (20.75 ft)
Width 2.2 m (7.2 ft)
Height 2.48 m (8.1 ft)
Crew 12/15
Engine Maybach NL 54
115 hp (86 kW)
Power/weight 12.8 hp/tonne
Suspension torsion bar suspension
Operational
range
 316 km (316,000 m) (road)
158 km (158,000 m) (off-road)
Speed 50 km/h

The SdKfz 6 (Sonderkraftfahrzeug 6) was a half-track military vehicle used by the German Wehrmacht during the Second World War. It was designed to be used as the main towing vehicle for the 10.5 cm leFH 18 howitzer.

Development

Development of a new medium artillery tractor began in 1934 at Büssing-NAG, in Berlin. The vehicle, produced in around 750 units until 1942, could carry up to 11 men in three rows, covered by a canvas structure. Along as a tractor for the 10.5 leFH 18 howitzer, the vehicle was to be used to tow heavy equipment for engineer units. Production was carried out by both Büssing-NAG and Daimler-Benz.[1][2]

Description

The engine had a power from 90–100 hp (67–75 kW), depending from the production version. SdKfz 6 was used by the various German military forces (Wehrmacht, SS, Luftwaffe) for the entire World War II.[1][2]

Variants

Sources

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Bishop, p. 78.
  2. 1 2 Lepage, Jean-Denis (2007). German Military Vehicles of World War II: An Illustrated Guide to Cars, Trucks, Half-Tracks, Motorcycles, Amphibious Vehicles and Others. McFarland. pp. 140–141. ISBN 978-0-7864-2898-4.
  3. 1 2 3 Lepage, p. 146.

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