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Germany's SdKfz 6 Mittlerer Zugkraftwagen 5T half tracks
76.2 mm FK36(r) auf Panzerjäger Selbstfahrlafette Zugkraftwagen 5t (SdKfz 6): (Bundesarchiv, Koblenz) |
37 mm FlaK36 auf Fahrgestell Zugkraftwagen 5t (SdKfz 6/2): |
37 mm FlaK36 auf Fahrgestell Zugkraftwagen 5t (SdKfz 6/2): |
37 mm FlaK36 auf Fahrgestell Zugkraftwagen 5t (SdKfz 6/2): |
Design
Developed by Büssig-NAG in Berlin. It was designed to be the main tractor for the 105 mm leFH 18 and to be used by engineer units. It was expensive to produce so production was phased out in 1941 in favor of the sWS.
Production
- SdKfz 6:
- 1934 - 1942: 737
- 1940: 348
- 1941: 360
- 1942: 564
- 1943: 563
- 1944: 729
- Manufacturer:
- Büssing-NAG: 1934 - 1944: 2,057
- Daimler Benz: 1935 - 1938: 272
- Böhmisch- Mährischen Maschinenfabrik: 1939 - 1944
- SdKfz 6, 37 mm FlaK36:
3391
- Production: ? - 19431
- SdKfz 6, 76.2 mm FK36(r):
9 converted1
- Production: Late 19411
Variants
- 76.2 mm FK36(r) auf Panzerjäger Selbstfahrlafette Zugkraftwagen 5t (SdKfz 6), 7.62 cm Pak 36(r) auf Panzerjaeger Selbstfahrlafette Zugkraftwagen 5T: Served with 605th Panzerjägerabteilung in North Africa.1
- 37 mm FlaK36 auf Fahrgestell Zugkraftwagen 5t (SdKfz 6/2): Mounted a 37 mm Flak 36 AA gun on a platform that had sides that folded down. These were produced during 1937 and most went to the Luftwaffe. The ammunition was carried in a trailer.
| SdKfz 6 | SdKfz 6, 37 mm FlaK36 | SdKfz 6, 76.2 mm FK36(r) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 3 crew + (9: Artillery, 12: Pioneer) 112 |
71 | 51 |
| Physical Characteristics | |||
| Weight | 19,180 lb2 8,700 kg2 1935, 36: 8,800 kg 1938: 8,500 kg 1939: 9,000 kg |
10.4 tons1 | 10.5 tons1 |
| Weight - empty | 7,300 kg3 | ||
| Weight - loaded | 8,800 kg3 | ||
| Length w/gun | 19' 8.6"2 6.01 m2, 6.02 m3 1935, 1936: 6.02 m 1938: 6.115 m 1939: 6.325 m |
6.32 m1 | 6.33 m1 |
| Length w/o gun | |||
| Height | 8' 1.6"2 2.48 m2, 2.5 m3 1938: 2.27 m |
2.5 m1 | 2.98 m1 |
| Width | 7' 2.6"2 2.2 m2,3 1935, 36: 2.2 m 1938, 39: 2.26 m |
2.26 m1 | 2.26 m1 |
| Ground clearance | |||
| Ground contact length | 1935, 36: 1.27 m 1938: 2.025 m 1939: 2.02 m |
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| Ground pressure (psi) | |||
| Turret ring diameter | |||
| Armament | |||
| Main | 37 mm FlaK36 L/981 | 76.2 mm FK36(r) L/51.51 | |
| Secondary | |||
| MG | |||
| Side arms | |||
| Quantity | |||
| Main | Pzgr 39, Pzgr 40, Spgr 391 | ||
| 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 | 10@0°1 Gunshield: 101 |
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| Turret Sides | 10@0°1 | ||
| Turret Rear | 10@0°1 | ||
| Turret Top | Open°1 | ||
| Engine (Make / Model) | Maybach NL 382,3 1935: Maybach NL 35 TU 1936: Maybach NL 38 TUK 1938: Maybach NL 38 TUK/ NL 38 TUKRM 1939: Maybach HL 54 TUKRM |
Maybach HL54TUKRM1 | Maybach HL54TUKRM1 |
| Cylinders | 62 | ||
| Net HP | 902, 1003 |
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| Transmission | 4x2 forward, 1x2 reverse.1 | 4x2 forward, 1x2 reverse.1 | |
| Fuel type | Gasoline2 | ||
| Octane | 74 | ||
| Capacity (gallons) | |||
| Performance | |||
| Traverse | 360°, hand.1 | 30° left, 30° right, hand.1 | |
| Max Speed | 31 mph2 50 kph2 |
50 kph1 | 50 kph1 |
| Cross Country | |||
| Road radius | 317 km1 | 317 km1 | |
| Turning Radius | 1936, 38: 13 m 1939: 15 m |
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| Elevation Limits | -8° to +85°1 | ||
| Fording depth | 1935-38: 0.6 m 1939: 0.5 m |
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| Trench crossing | |||
| Vertical Obstacle | |||
| Suspension (Type) | 1935, 1936: Leaf spring 1938, 1939: Torsion bar Wheels: Trans leaf spring3 Tracks: Longed ditto3 |
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| Wheels each side | 1935, 1936: 4 1938, 1939: 6 |
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| Return rollers each side | |||
| Track length | 1935, 1936: 7.2 m 1938: 8.8 m 1939: 9.2 m |
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| Tires | |||
| Track width | 320 mm | ||
| Track centers/tread |
Sources:
- Encyclopedia of German Tanks of World War Two, Peter Chamberlain and Hilary Doyle, 1999
- The Encyclopedia of Weapons of World War II, Chris Bishop, 1998
- Halbkettenfahrzeuge, German Half-Track Vehicles 1939-1945, J. Williamson, 1972
