Machinengewehrkraftwagen M.G. Kw Kfz 13
Aberdeen Tank Museum
Daimler-Benz developed a standard 4x4 car chassis that had an armored body added. The superstructures were produced by Deutsche Edelstahl.
Maschinengewehrkraftwagen means machine gun truck.
Issued to motorized Aufklärungs detachment from 1932. Were replaced by SdKfz 221s and 223s and were moved to non-motorized divisions.
Saw service in Poland and France and were withdrawn from service in 1941. Many equipped calvary regiments.
Funkkraftwagen (Kfz 14):
Radio car with frame aerial and long range radio.
| Kfz 13 | Kfz 14 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | Commander, driver 21,2,3 |
32 | |
| Physical Characteristics | |||
| Weight | 4,700 lb 2.1 tons |
4,850 lb3 2.1 tons2, 2.215 tons1 2,250 kg1 |
2.1 tons2 |
| Length w/gun | 14' 4.2 m |
13' 9"3, 13' 9.4"1 4.2 m1,2 |
4.2 m2 |
| Length w/o gun | |||
| Height | 4' 10" 1.46 m |
4' 11"1,3 1.46 m2, 1.5 m1 |
1.46 m2 |
| Width | 5' 8.5" 1.7 m |
5' 6.9"1, 5' 7"3 1.7 m1,2 |
1.7 m2 |
| Width over tracks | |||
| Ground clearance | 7 1/8"3 | ||
| Ground contact length | |||
| Ground pressure | |||
| Turret ring diameter | |||
| Armament | |||
| Main | 7.92 mm MG132,3 7.92 mm MG1 |
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| Secondary | |||
| MG | |||
| Side arms | |||
| Quantity | |||
| Main | 1,0002 | ||
| Secondary | |||
| MG | |||
| Side arms | |||
| Armor Thickness (mm) | 81 | ||
| Hull Front, Upper | 8@40° | 0.4"@0°3, 8@40°2 | |
| Hull Front, Lower | 8@22° | 8@22°2 | |
| Hull Sides, Upper | 8@15° | 0.4"@0°3, 8@15°2 | |
| Hull Sides, Lower | 8@5° | 8@5°2 | |
| Hull Rear | 8@22° | 0.4"@0°3, 8@22°2 | |
| Hull Top | open | Open2 | |
| Hull Bottom | none | None2 | |
| Turret Front | MG shield: 8@35° | MG shield: 8@35°2 | |
| Turret Sides | |||
| Turret Rear | |||
| Turret Top | |||
| Engine (Make / Model) | Adler Standard 61,2 Horch3 |
Adler Standard 62 | |
| Bore / stroke | |||
| Cooling | Water3 | ||
| Cylinders | 63 | ||
| Capacity | |||
| Net HP | 59.23 | ||
| Power to weight ratio | |||
| Compression ratio | |||
| Transmission (Type) | 4 forward, 1 reverse | 3 forward, 1 reverse3 4 forward, 1 reverse2 |
4 forward, 1 reverse2 |
| Steering | Front wheels only3 | ||
| Steering ratio | |||
| Starter | |||
| Electrical system | |||
| Ignition | |||
| Fuel (Type) | Gasoline3 | ||
| Octane | |||
| Quantity | 18.5 gallons3 | ||
| Road consumption | 9.4 mpg3 | ||
| Cross country consumption | |||
| Performance | |||
| Traverse | 360°, hand | 360°, hand.2 | |
| Max speed | 44 mph 70 kph |
35 mph3, 37.3 mph1 60 kph1, 70 kph2 |
70 kph2 |
| Cross country speed | |||
| Road radius | 187 miles 300 km |
135 miles3, 199 miles1 300 km2, 320 km1 |
300 km2 |
| Cross country radius | |||
| Turning radius | 48' 8"3 | ||
| Elevation limits | -35° to +65° | -35° to +65°2 | |
| Fording depth | 1' 8"3 | ||
| Trench crossing | |||
| Vertical obstacle | |||
| Climbing ability | 15° slope3 | ||
| Suspension (Type) | |||
| Wheels each side | 2 | ||
| Return rollers each side | |||
| Tracks (Type) | |||
| Length | |||
| Width | |||
| Diameter | |||
| Number of links | |||
| Pitch | |||
| Tire tread | |||
| Track centers/tread | |||
| Wheel arrangement | 2 x 43 | ||
| Tire size | 6.75 x 183 | ||
| Wheel centers | 56"3 | ||
| Wheel base | 112"3 | ||
| Production | 1932-41: 150 | 1932-41: 40 |
| Manufacturer | Date | # | Chassis nos. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kfz 13 | Daimler-Benz2 Alder3 |
1932-19342 19333 |
1472 | |
| Kfz 14 | Daimler-Benz2 | 1932-19342 | 402 |
Sources:
- The Encyclopedia of Tanks and Armored Fighting Vehicles - The Comprehensive Guide to Over 900 Armored Fighting Vehicles From 1915 to the Present Day, General Editor: Christopher F. Foss, 2002
- Encyclopedia of German Tanks of World War Two, Peter Chamberlain and Hilary Doyle, 1999
- Tank Data 2, Aberdeen Proving Grounds Series, E. J. Hoffschmidt and W. H. Tantum IV, 1969
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