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Germany's Maultier
3.7cm FlaK 36 auf Maultier: Bundesarchiv, Koblenz |
Design
The Maultiers were created because it was found that during the first winter in Russia it became evident that wheeled vehicles were unable to deal with the conditions. A low cost half-track was sought and this was done by taking Opel and Daimler-Benz trucks from production, removing their rear axles, then putting the tracked assemblies from PzKpfw IIs on.
Variants
- Maultier:
- 3.7cm Flak 36 auf Maultier: Had 3.7cm FlaK 36 gun installed.
Usage
It was only on the Eastern Front for mainly routine supply purposes.
| Maultier, "Mule", 3 ton | Maultier, 5 ton | |
|---|---|---|
| Crew | 3 | |
| Physical Characteristics | ||
| Weight | 15,653 lb Empty: 3,930 kg2 Loaded: 5,930 kg2 |
Empty: 7,740 kg2 Loaded: 12,700 kg2 |
| Length w/gun | ||
| Length w/o gun | 19' 8" 6 m2 |
7.9 m2 |
| Height | 8' 6" 2.71 m2 |
3 m2 |
| Width | 7' 2.5" 2.28 m2 |
2.36 m2 |
| Ground clearance | ||
| Ground contact length | ||
| Ground pressure | ||
| Turret ring diameter | ||
| Armament | ||
| Main | ||
| Secondary | ||
| MG | ||
| Side arms | ||
| Quantity | ||
| Main | 20 | |
| Secondary | ||
| MG | 2,000 | |
| Side arms | ||
| Armor Thickness (mm) | ||
| Hull Front, Upper | ||
| Hull Front, Lower | ||
| Hull Sides, Upper | ||
| Hull Sides, Lower | ||
| Hull Rear | ||
| Hull Top | ||
| Hull Bottom | ||
| Turret Front | ||
| Turret Sides | ||
| Turret Rear | ||
| Turret Top | ||
| Engine (Make / Model) | 3.6 liter Open2 |
Mercedes Benz2 |
| Cylinders | 6 | |
| Net HP | 682 | 1122 |
| Transmission | ||
| Fuel Type | Diesel2 | |
| Octane | ||
| Capacity | ||
| Performance | ||
| Traverse | ||
| Max Speed | 30 mph 38 kph2 |
36 kph2 |
| Cross Country | ||
| Road radius | ||
| Turning Radius | ||
| Elevation Limits | ||
| Fording depth | ||
| Trench crossing | ||
| Vertical Obstacle | ||
| Suspension (Type) | Wheels: Longed ditto2 Tracks: Spring2 |
Wheels: Longed ditto2 Tracks: Spring2 |
| Wheels each side | ||
| Return rollers each side | ||
| Track length | ||
| Tires | ||
| Track width | ||
| Track centers/tread |
Sources:
- The Encyclopedia of Weapons of World War II, Chris Bishop, 1998
- Halbkettenfahrzeuge, German Half-Track Vehicles 1939-1945, J. Williamson, 1972
