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  • Sd.Kfz. 8
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  • The Sonderkraftfahrzeug 8 ("special motorized vehicle 8") was a German half-track that saw widespread use in World War II. Its main roles were as a prime mover for heavy towed guns such as the 21 cm Mörser 18, the 15 cm Kanone 18 and the 10.5 cm FlaK 38. Approximately 4,000 were produced between 1938 and 1945. It was used in every campaign fought by the Germans in World War II, notably the Invasion of Poland, the Battle of France, the Balkans Campaign, the Eastern Front, the North African Campaign, the Battle of Normandy and the Italian Campaign.
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spec label
  • DB 10
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Number
  • approx. 4,000
vehicle range
  • road
  • cross-country
Speed
  • road
  • cross-country
Service
  • 1939
Name
  • Sd.Kfz. 8
Type
  • Heavy half-track
Caption
  • A Sd.Kfz. 8 towing a Gotha Go 242 glider
Wars
Height
  • overall
Manufacturer
  • Daimler-Benz, Krupp, Krauss-Maffei, Škoda
Engine
  • Maybach HL 85 TUKRM 8.5L 12-cylinder water-cooled petrol
production date
  • 1937
design date
  • 1936
Suspension
  • torsion bar
is vehicle
  • yes
transmission
  • 4
Crew
  • 2
Designer
  • Daimler-Benz
abstract
  • The Sonderkraftfahrzeug 8 ("special motorized vehicle 8") was a German half-track that saw widespread use in World War II. Its main roles were as a prime mover for heavy towed guns such as the 21 cm Mörser 18, the 15 cm Kanone 18 and the 10.5 cm FlaK 38. Approximately 4,000 were produced between 1938 and 1945. It was used in every campaign fought by the Germans in World War II, notably the Invasion of Poland, the Battle of France, the Balkans Campaign, the Eastern Front, the North African Campaign, the Battle of Normandy and the Italian Campaign.