SdKfz 6

Infobox Weapon
name=SdKfz 6 ("Sonderkraftfahrzeug" 6)


caption=
origin=Nazi Germany
type=half-track
is_vehicle=yes
crew= 12/15
length= 6.325 m
width= 2.2 m
height= 2.48 m
weight= 9 tonnes
armour=
primary_armament=
secondary_armament=
engine= Maybach NL 54
engine_power= 115 hp
suspension= torsion bar
speed= 50 km/h
pw_ratio= hp/tonne
vehicle_range= 316 km "(road)" 158 km "(off-road)"

The SdKfz 6 ("Sonderkraftfahrzeug" 6) was a half-track military vehicle used by the German Wehrmacht during the Second World War. It was designed to be used as the main towing vehicle for the 105mm leFH artillery gun. However it proved far too expensive and was phased out in 1941 for more economic halftracks. Existing SdKfz 6's were maintained in the German army afterwards.

Variants

;SdKfz 6Standard half-tracked vehicle, used for towing various artillery pieces and transporting anything up to fifteen people.

;37 mm "FlaK36 auf Fahrgestell Zugkraftwagen" 5t (SdKfz 6/2)SdKfz 6 fitted with a 3.7 cm FlaK 36 gun, sides would fold down to allow space to work on. Crew of seven.

;76.2 mm FK36(r) "auf Panzerjäger Selbstfahrlafette Zugkraftwagen" 5t (SdKfz 6)SdKfz 6 fitted with a captured Soviet 76-mm divisional gun model 1936 (F-22).

References

External links

* [http://www.flamesofwar.com/Article.asp?ArticleID=624 7,62cm FK36(r) auf Panzerjäger Sf Zgkw at FlamesOfWar]