Published on
July 9, 2010 in
German.
This is a light armored personnel carrier with the chassis of a 1-ton light semitrack. It is often used by antitank units and, towing a small trailer, by infantry units in motorized formations. The front of the chassis, with its pneumatic tires mounted on disk-type wheels, and the forward superstructure are similar to that of the ordinary motor car. The riding compartment at the rear is built low and has a seating capacity for six men including the driver. Four vision ports are provided, two in the front plate of the driving compartment and one at each side thereof. The thickness of the superstructure plate averages from 10 to 15 mm.
The vehicle is powered by a Maybach, 6-cylinder, water-cooled engine rated 100 horsepower. The transmission, of the semiautomatic preselective type, provides seven forward speeds and three reverse. The drive is taken to the final drive sprockets from the spiral beveled gear on the forward end of the lower gearbox shaft, through a gear train and a differential unit of the spur gear and pinion type. The steering brakes, utilized for turns over 15° are built into the gear train and act on the epicyclic reduction units.
The flexible track suspension consists of front sprocket and rear idler and four pairs of rubber-tired bogie wheels on each side. The front of the vehicle is mounted on two single pneumatic-tired wheels, fitted on an axle suspended by a single transverse semi-elliptic spring.
Armament for this vehicle is a machine gun mounted within a shield at the forward end of the riding compartment.
SPECIFICATIONS
| Weight |
|
5 tons |
| Length |
|
15 ft. |
| Width |
|
6 ft., 5 ins. |
| Height |
|
6 ft., 6 ins. |
| Ground clearance |
|
11 ins. |
| Tread centers |
|
5 ft., 5 ins. |
| Ground contact |
|
3 ft., 11 ins. |
| Width of track |
|
9 1/2 ins. |
| Pitch of track |
|
6 5/16 ins. |
| Track links |
|
38 |
| Fording depth |
|
27 ins. |
| Theoretical radius of action |
| Roads |
|
190 miles |
| Cross-country |
|
130 miles |
| Speed |
| Roads |
| Cross-country |
| Armor |
| Front plate |
|
15 mm (approx.) |
| Sides |
|
10 mm (approx.) |
| Armament |
|
M.G. 34 |
| Ammunition |
| Engine |
|
Maybach, 6-cyl., 100 hp. HL 42 TRKM |
| Transmission |
|
Preselective—7 forward speeds, 3 reverse |
| Steering |
|
15° and over, epicyclic controlled differential |
| Crew |
|
6 |
German: p. 44
Published on
May 22, 2010 in
German.
German nomenclature: Sauerstoff-Kesselkraftwagen (Kfz. 317) (schwerer Lastkraftwagen (o)).
English designation: Oxygen tank truck (heavy motor truck).
SPECIFICATIONS
| Net weight |
|
8,000 kg |
|
17,637 lb. |
| Pay load |
|
5,000 kg |
|
11,023 lb. |
| Gross weight |
|
13,000 kg |
|
28,660 lb. |
| Weight: Front axle |
|
5,000 kg |
|
11,023 lb. |
| Weight: Rear axle |
|
8,000 kg |
|
17,636 lb. |
| Length (overall) |
|
8,100 mm |
| Width (overall) |
|
3,120 mm |
| Height (overall) |
|
3,120 mm |
|
10 ft., 3 ins. |
| Ground clearance |
|
200 mm |
|
7 7/8 ins. |
| Tread centers |
|
2,000 mm |
|
6 ft., 7 ins. |
| |
|
2,200 mm |
|
7 ft., 2 ins. |
| Wheelbase |
|
5,100 mm |
|
200 ins. |
| Wheel width |
|
190 (front) |
|
7 1/2 ins. (front) |
| |
|
400 (rear) |
|
15 3/4 ins. (rear) |
| Angle of approach |
|
|
|
45° |
| Angle of departure |
|
|
|
30° |
| Seating capacity |
| Fording depth |
|
550 mm |
|
21 ins. |
| Climbing ability |
|
|
|
30° |
| Overturn gradient (lengthwise) |
|
|
|
50° |
| Overturn gradient (crosswise) |
|
|
|
30° |
| Turning radius |
|
20 meters |
|
65 ft., 7 ins. |
| Trailer load |
|
8,000 kg |
|
17,636 lb. |
| Engine horsepower |
|
150 c-v |
|
147.9 hp |
| Piston displacement |
|
12,517 cu cm |
|
751 cu. ins. |
| Fuel tank capacity |
|
150 liters |
|
39.6 gal. |
| Highway fuel consumption |
|
|
|
5.9—7.8 m.p.g. |
| Average terrain fuel consumption |
German: p. 74.55
Published on
September 1, 2009 in
German.
This vehicle, adapted from the light armored personnel carrier, mounts the 2 cm tank gun, Kw. K. 38, and is effective for reconnaissance, action against lightly armored ground targets, protection of troop and supply trains, and as a personnel and supply carrier.
It differs from the basic vehicle principally in the addition of an armored turret which has been found in three forms: 10, 8, and 6-sided. The turret is of truncated cone shape and is similar to that used in the German 4-wheeled armored cars. The turret has no roof, but instead is provided with a wire mesh grill as anti-grenade protection.
The gun is mounted in the center with a 7.92 mm M. G. 34 on the left, and a telescopic sight on the right. The armament is controlled by one man who sits in a seat suspended from the right rear of the turret. A single handwheel controls traverse and elevation, or, by use of a small lever, the gun may be locked in a horizontal position. Counterbalance is maintained by two spring equilibrators, one mounted on each side. The turret is mounted on a ring permitting traverse through 360 degrees. Access to the turret is through a large entrance door in the left rear of the superstructure. The vehicle is provided with a transmitter-receiver, Fu. Spr. f, with intercommunicating facilities.
SPECIFICATIONS
| Weight (approx.) |
|
6 tons |
| Trailer load capacity |
|
|
| Length |
|
15 ft. |
| Width |
|
6 ft., 5 ins. |
| Height |
|
6 ft., 10 3/4 ins. |
| Ground clearance |
|
11 ins. |
| Tread centers |
|
5 ft., 5 ins. |
| Ground contact |
|
3 ft., 11 ins. |
| Track width |
|
10 1/4 ins. |
| Track links |
|
38 |
| Fuel tank |
|
20-25 gals. |
| Fuel consumption |
| Fording depth |
|
27 ins. |
| Speed |
|
35 m.p.h. |
| Engine |
|
6 cylinder Maybach: Watercooled, 100 hp. |
| Bore and stroke |
|
90 x 110 mm |
| Ignition |
|
Bosch magneto |
| Battery |
|
12 volt |
| Transmission |
|
Semi-automatic, preselective type. 7 speeds forward, 3 reverse. |
| Steering |
|
Front wheel-track epicyclic |
| Crew |
|
3 |
| Armament |
|
1 20 mm tank gun (Kw. K. 38) |
| |
|
1 7.92 mm machine gun (M. G. 34) |
| Armor |
| Front plate (approx.) |
|
15 mm |
| Side plate (approx.) |
|
6 mm |
| Rear plate (approx.) |
|
8 mm |
German: p. 44.1 (April 1, 1945)
