SdKfz 252

Infobox Weapon
name= SdKfz 252


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origin= Nazi Germany
type= Ammunition Carrier
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service= 1940
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wars= World War II
designer= Demag AG
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manufacturer= Demag and Wegmann
production_date= June thru August 1940
number= 30
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weight= 5.73 tons
length= 4.7 meters (with gun)
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width= 1.95 meters
height= 1.8 meters
crew= 2
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armour= 18 millimeters (see chart)
primary_armament= MG 34
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engine= Maybach HL 42 TRKM
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vehicle_range= 320 kilometers
speed= 65 kilometers per hourThe SdKfz 252 leichte Gepanzerte Munitionskraftwagen was an Axis armoured half-track ammunition carrier used during the Battle of France in 1940.

History

The SdKfz 252s were issued to Sturmartillerie batteries number 640, 659, 660, and 665, which were located in France.

Armour breakdown

Miscellaneous facts

* Used the FuG15 or the FuG16 radio system
* Transmission had 7 forward and 3 in reverse
* Was armed with a 7.92 MG34
* Six cylinder, water cooled, 3000 RPM, engine

ource

* [http://www.wwiivehicles.com/germany/half_tracks/sdKfz250.html World War 2 Vehicles]