SdKfz 6:

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.

37 mm FlaK36 auf Fahrgestell Zugkraftwagen 5t (SdKfz 6/2):

Germany's 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.

76.2 mm FK36(r) auf Panzerjäger Selbstfahrlafette Zugkraftwagen 5t (SdKfz 6),
7.62 cm Pak 36(r) auf Panzerjaeger Selbstfahrlafette Zugkraftwagen 5T:

Germany's 7.62 cm Pak 36(r) auf Panzerjaeger Selbstfahrlafette Zugkraftwagen 5T
(Bundesarchiv, Koblenz)

Served with 605th Panzerjägerabteilung in North Africa.1

  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
Empty: 7,300 kg3
Loaded: 8,800 kg3
10.4 tons1 10.5 tons1
Length w/gun 19' 8.6"2
6.01 m2, 6.02 m3
1935, 36: 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
   
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
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
1935: 90
1936, 38: 100
1939: 115

   
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
   
Elevation Limits   -8° to +85°1  
Fording depth 1935-38: 0.6 m
1939: 0.5 m
   
Trench crossing      
Vertical Obstacle      
Suspension (Type) 1935, 36: Leaf spring
1938, 39: Torsion bar
Wheels: Trans leaf spring3
Tracks: Longed ditto3
   
Wheels each side 1935, 36: 4
1938, 39: 6
   
Return rollers each side      
Track length 1935, 36: 7.2 m
1938: 8.8 m
1939: 9.2 m
   
Tires      
Track width 320 mm    
Track centers/tread      
Production 1934-1942: 737
1940: 348
1941: 360
1942: 564
1943: 563
1944: 729
Chassis #s: 3001-36171
-1943: 3391
Chassis #s: 3001-36171
Late 1941: 9 converted.1
Manufacturer Year #
Büssing-NAG 1934-1944 2,057
Daimler Benz 1935-1938 272
Böhmisch- Mährischen Maschinenfabrik 1939-1944  

Sources:

  1. Encyclopedia of German Tanks of World War Two, Peter Chamberlain and Hilary Doyle, 1999
  2. The Encyclopedia of Weapons of World War II, Chris Bishop, 1998
  3. Halbkettenfahrzeuge, German Half-Track Vehicles 1939-1945, J. Williamson, 1972
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