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l. gp. Mannsch. Kw. (Sd. Kfz. 250): Light Armored Personnel Carrier

l. gp. Mannsch. Kw. (Sd. Kfz. 250): Light Armored Personnel Carrier

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

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Sauerstoff-Kessel-Kw. (Kfz. 317): Oxygen Tank Truck

Sauerstoff-Kessel-Kw. (Kfz. 317): Oxygen Tank TruckGerman 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

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leichtes Schützenpanzerwagen (2 cm) (Sd. Kfz. 250/9): German Halftracked Armored Car

Leichtes Schutzenpanzerwagen Sdkfz 250/9

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)