SdKfz. 10 file photo [7370]

SdKfz 10

CountryGermany
ManufacturerDeutsche Maschinenfabrik AG
Primary RoleTransport

Contributor:

ww2dbaseThe Sonderkraftfahrzeug 10 vehicles were half-tracks developed starting in 1932 by the firm Deutsche Maschinenfabrik AG. The first prototype was completed in 1934. Production began in 1937, and by 1944 about 17,000 were built. Their main role was to tow small guns such as the 20-mm FlaK 38 guns, the 7.5-cm IG guns, or the 50-mm PaK 38 anti-tank guns. As a troop transport, they had a capacity of eight.

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Last Major Revision: Feb 2009

SPECIFICATIONS

SdKfz. 10
MachineryMaybach HL 38 or HL 42 6-cylinder gasoline engine rated at 100hp
SuspensionTorsion bar
Armament1x20cm flak gun (SdKfz. 10/4 variant only), troop capacity of 8, towing capacity of one gun
Crew2
Length4.74 m
Width1.83 m
Height1.62 m
Weight4.0 t
Speed65 km/h
Range150 km

Photographs

German SdKfz. 10/4 half-track vehicles with 2-cm flak guns driving through the village of Gourgançon, Marne, France, May 1940SdKfz 10/4 vehicle with a mounted 2 cm FlaK 30 anti-aircraft gun, France, May 1940, photo 1 of 3SdKfz 10/4 vehicle with a mounted 2 cm FlaK 30 anti-aircraft gun, France, May 1940, photo 2 of 3SdKfz 10/4 vehicle with a mounted 2 cm FlaK 30 anti-aircraft gun, France, May 1940, photo 3 of 3
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German SdKfz. 10/4 half-track vehicles with 2-cm flak guns driving through the village of Gourgançon, Marne, France, May 1940
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