Published on
May 28, 2010 in
German.
German nomenclature: schwerer Raupenschlepper (Praga T 9).
English designation: Heavy full-tracked prime mover.
SPECIFICATIONS
| Net weight | | 10,100 kg | | 22,260 lb. |
| Gross weight | | 11,600 kg | | 25,566 lb. |
| Length (overall) | | 5,600 mm | | 18 ft., 4 ins. |
| Width (overall) | | 2,450 mm | | 8 ft. |
| Height (overall) | | 2,540 mm | | 8 ft., 4 ins. |
| Ground clearance | | 340 mm | | 13 ins. |
| Tread centers | | 2,070 mm | | 6 ft., 9 ins. |
| Track contact | | 3.2 m | | 126 ins. |
| Track width | | 340 mm | | 13 1/4 ins. |
| Tire size |
| Angle of approach |
| Angle of departure |
| Seating capacity | | | | 8 |
| Fording depth | | 700 mm | | 27 1/4 ins. |
| Climbing ability | | | | 50° |
| Overturn gradient (lengthwise) | | | | 45° |
| Overturn gradient (crosswise) | | | | 35° |
| Turning radius | | 3 meters | | 9 ft., 10 ins. |
| Trailer load | | 15,000 kg | | 33,060 lb. |
| Lifting power of winch | | 7,500 kg | | 16,530 lb. |
| Engine horsepower | | 140 c-v | | 130 hp |
| Piston displacement | | 14,230 cu cm | | 854 cu. ins. |
| Fuel tank capacity | | 250 liters | | 66 gal. |
| Highway fuel consumption | | | | 1.49 m.p.g. |
| Average terrain fuel consumption | | | | 1.18 m.p.g. |
German: p. 74.59
Published on
May 27, 2010 in
German.
German nomenclature: leichter Raupenschlepper (Praga T 3).
English designation: Light full-tracked prime mover.
SPECIFICATIONS
| Net weight | | 4,650 kg | | 10,249 lb. |
| Pay load | | 550 kg | | 1,652 lb. |
| Gross weight | | 5,400 kg | | 11,902 lb. |
| Length (overall) | | 4,100 mm | | 13 ft., 5 ins. |
| Width (overall) | | 1,730 mm | | 5 ft., 8 ins. |
| Height (overall) | | 2,300 mm | | 7 ft., 6 ins. |
| Ground clearance | | 400 mm | | 15 3/4 ins. |
| Tread centers | | 1,420 mm | | 4 ft., 8 ins. |
| Track contact | | 2 m | | 79 ins. |
| Track width | | 300 mm | | 11 7/8 ins. |
| Angle of approach |
| Angle of departure |
| Seating capacity | | | | 3 |
| Fording depth | | 550 mm | | 21 5/8 ins. |
| Climbing ability | | | | 30° |
| Overturn gradient (lengthwise) | | | | 40° |
| Overturn gradient (crosswise) | | | | 30° |
| Turning radius | | 3 meters | | 118 ins. |
| Trailer load | | 1,800 kg | | 3,967 lb. |
| Lifting power of winch | | 3,000 kg | | 6,612 lb. |
| Engine horsepower | | 70 c-v | | 65 hp |
| Piston displacement | | 4,300 cu cm | | 258 cu. ins. |
| Fuel tank capacity | | 150 liters | | 39.6 gal. |
| Highway fuel consumption | | | | 2.93 m.p.g. |
| Average terrain fuel consumption | | | | 2.14 m.p.g. |
German: p. 74.58
Published on
March 14, 2010 in
German.
The German full track truck has recently appeared on the battlefield as a supply vehicle and prime mover. Basically it is a tracked version of the Steyr
1½-ton truck. Designed to operate in mud and soft terrain, it has a tractive effort in first gear of 6,700 pounds, and carries a load of 3,360 pounds. This truck averages 3 to 5.5 miles per gallon of fuel.
The chassis is of rectangular form and welded construction and supports a forward-mounted, pressed-steel driving cab behind which is mounted a wooden truck body. A spring-loaded pintle is fitted at the rear and towing hooks in front.
The V-8 air-cooled gasoline engine made by Steyr develops about 70 hp. at 2,500 r.p.m. and is mounted in the floor of the driving cab. The drive is taken through a single plate clutch built on the flywheel to the transmission which has four silent forward gears and one reverse. There is a differential with a lock incorporated at the rear, and a reduction gear to the rear sprockets.
The suspension consists of four large pressed-steel disk wheels on each side which return the track. They are mounted in pairs and attached to a common even lever at each side and joined in the center by a cross member. A quarter elliptic spring anchored at each corner of the chassis is attached one to each end of the two common even levers. Steering is accomplished through upright steering levers to four hydraulic brakes on the sprockets and idlers.
SPECIFICATIONS
| Weight |
| 7,728 lb. (unladen) |
| Length |
| 14 ft., 6 ins. |
| Width |
| 6 ft., 6 ins. |
| Height |
| 8 ft., 6 ins. |
| Ground clearance |
| 22 ins. |
| Tread centers |
| |
| Ground contact |
| |
| Width of track |
| 13 ins. (with snow plates, 24 ins.) |
| Track links |
| |
| Pitch of track |
| |
| Fording depth |
| 34 ins. |
| Theoretical radius of action |
| |
| Roads |
| 155 miles (est.) |
| Cross-country |
| |
| Speed |
| |
| Roads |
| 11 m.p.h. |
| Cross-country |
| 11 m.p.h. |
| Armor |
| |
| Front plate |
| |
| Sides |
| |
| Armament |
| |
| Ammunition (rds.) |
| |
| Engine |
| Steyr air-cooled 70 hp. |
| Transmission |
| 4 speeds forward, 1 reverse |
| Steering |
| Steering levers to hydraulic brakes |
| Crew |
| 2 |
German: p. 57
