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)
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See Also: Light Armored Half-Track, Tactical and Technical Trends, No. 51, October 1944.