SDKFZ.6/1 ZUGKRAFTWAGEN 5T ARTILLERIE

Sd.Kfz.6 (German: Sonderkraftfahrzeug 6) was a German half-track transporter from the Second World War. The first prototypes were built in 1934, and serial production continued in 1939-1944, ending with the production of approx. 3,500 copies of this vehicle. The drive was provided by a single engine Maybach HL 54TUKRM with 100 HP. Car Sd.Kfz. 6 did not have fixed armament as standard. Design work on the Sd.Kfz.6 began at Bussing-NAG in 1934, but due to continuous improvement of the design, it was extended until 1939, when the vehicle entered mass production. It was used primarily as an artillery tractor with a towing capacity of up to 5 tons and was very often used to transport 105 mm light leFH18 howitzers. In addition to the basic version (Sd.Kfz.6), three development versions of the vehicle were created. The first was the Sd.Kfz.6 / 1 model, which was an improved artillery tractor. Then the Sd.Kfz.6 / 2 version was created, which was an anti-aircraft version armed with a 37 mm FlaK36 cannon. The last version was the Sd.Kfz.6 / 3, a tank destroyer armed with a captured 76.2mm F-22 gun. Sd.Kfz cars. 6 were used on all fronts of World War II in 1939-1945.