Imperial War Museum - MH10053
Developed by Hansa-Lloyd and Goliath. Production was taken over by Hanomag of Hanover.
Primary use was to be an artillery tractor that would tow one of the following:
- 105 mm leFH 18 field howitzer
- 75 mm Pak 40 anti-tank gun
- 37 mm Flak 36 and 37
- Nebelwerfer
Towards end of war they ended up towing larger guns than designed to do. The 88 mm Pak 43 and Pak 43/41.
SdKfz 11/1 & 11/4:
Had smoke generating equipment installed.
SdKfz 11/2 & 11/3:
Imperial War Museum - MH9782
Chemical warfare decontamination equipment.
| SdKfz 11 | |
|---|---|
| Crew | 91 |
| Physical Characteristics | |
| Weight | 15,653 lb1 7,100 kg1 Empty: 5,650 kg2 Loaded: 7,200 kg2 |
| Length w/gun | 17' 11.7"1 5.48 m1, 5.55 m2 |
| Length w/o gun | |
| Height | 5' 3.8"1 1.62 m1, 2.15 m2 |
| Width | 5' 11.7"1 1.82 m1, 2 m2 |
| Ground clearance | |
| Ground contact length | |
| Ground pressure (psi) | |
| Turret ring diameter | |
| Armament | |
| Main | |
| Secondary | |
| MG | |
| Side arms | |
| Quantity | |
| Main | |
| Secondary | |
| MG | |
| 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) | Maybach NL 381 Maybach HL422 |
| Cylinders | 61 |
| Net HP | 1001,2 |
| Transmission | |
| Fuel type | Gasoline1 |
| Octane | |
| Capacity (gallons) | 26 |
| Performance | |
| Traverse | |
| Max Speed | 33 mph1 52.5 kph2, 53 kph1 |
| Cross Country | |
| Road radius | 76 miles1 122 km1 |
| Turning Radius | |
| Elevation Limits | |
| Fording depth | |
| Trench crossing | |
| Vertical Obstacle | |
| Suspension (Type) | Wheels: Trans leaf spring2 Tracks: Torsion bar2 |
| Wheels each side | |
| Return rollers each side | |
| Track length | |
| Tires | |
| Track width | |
| Track centers/tread | |
| Production | 1939- |
Souces:
- The Encyclopedia of Weapons of World War II, Chris Bishop, 1998
- Halbkettenfahrzeuge, German Half-Track Vehicles 1939-1945, J. Williamson, 1972
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