SdKfz, is the abbreviation of the German Sonderkraftfahrzeug, which means special motor vehicle, in World War II, the Sdkfz251 armored transport vehicle, was developed with the chassis of the 3tHLKL6 half-track transporter of the Borgvard company, and this chassis of the transporter was developed on the chassis of the D7 half-track transporter weighing only 1t. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

The total combat weight of this half-track armored transport vehicle is 8.5 tons. The car is equipped with 2 occupants, the driver and the commander, and can also accommodate 10 passengers. Exactly the standard of an infantry squad.

This is also a way full of era characteristics, with wheels in front and tracks in the back, wheels in front to help steer when driving on the road, and tracks in the back to increase off-road ability.

The engine of the car is the same as that of the Sdkfz250 armored transport vehicle, using a Maybach HL42TUKRM engine with a power of 100 hp and a maximum speed of 55 kilometers per hour, which is placed in the front of the hull in order to open a tailgate behind the hull. However, in order to give the driver a wide field of vision, the slope of the top of the engine compartment was deliberately increased. The transmission has 8 forward and 2 reverse gears.

There are 6 load-bearing wheels on each side of the car body, the driving wheel is in front, the inducing wheel is in the rear, and the load-bearing wheels are staggered. The track is a metal track with rubber pads, the track ground length is 1.8m, and the track width is 280 mm.

Historically, this vehicle was developed only in 39 years, but now, the progress has been advanced.

Speaking of the reason, it is also laughable.

Even without Ciric, the German Army attaches great importance to the development of tanks, and Ciric was able to bring a group of people to Libya because of the German military's intention to release water.

It's just that under the circumstances at that time, it was not known what Shirek could come up with, so the German military did not stop its own research, invested money, and came up with such a project as the No. 1 tank.

However, compared to the Panther tank that Shirek made up, he fell behind in an instant!

As a result, the German Army knew that their development was lagging behind! In terms of tanks, the German army does not have to worry about whether the last decade has lagged behind!

So, the military simply shifted the direction, and in addition to tanks, there was other equipment!

And this Sdkfz250 armored transport vehicle is a project developed by the military in recent years! Since you can't tinker with tanks, you have to make some achievements in armored vehicles, right?

Ciric has always been very busy, and it is only recently that he saw that in the materials reported by the Ministry of Armament, all the research and development work has been completed, and the report that it is ready to be put into use is typed, and it is ready to produce 1,000 vehicles in advance and deliver them to the German Army.

What's not satisfied? Of course, it's still the kind of staggered weight wheels! This thing, after equipping the troops, is a nightmare, and it is quite difficult to repair!

Fortunately, this is a light vehicle, and its dead weight is less than ten tons, which is much lighter than a tank, and since the army has everything done, it is better to let them toss it themselves!

Well, on the basis of such an armored carrier, with a slight improvement, it will be able to turn into a Sdkfz251 armored carrier specially equipped for panzergrenadiers!

It can even be said that if Ciric signs an order to let one of the random factories such as Busin-NAG, Wiselshut, Womag, Wigmann, Lizscher, and Dutsche produce it, it will be sent to the 1st Panzer Division next month!

In addition to the staggered load wheels, the way the top is open also makes Cirek quite dissatisfied, but now, Ciric knows that what he needs most is to produce it first!

The first group of people to go to the desert has been going for nearly ten years! How many decades can there be in life? They must not be allowed to wait any longer!

Now, the production of the Sdkfz251 armored transport vehicle, and then, the gradual development of a new infantry fighting vehicle, all of which Ciric has already thought about.

After all, the half-track can only be an emergency and cannot fully adapt to the environment, moreover, this is called an armored transport vehicle, so to speak, it is mainly used for transportation, and not a real infantry fighting vehicle!

In the future, two types of infantry fighting vehicles will be developed, a wheeled infantry fighting vehicle built on Ford's wheeled chassis, and a newly developed advanced tracked fighting vehicle similar to the later Soviet BMP infantry fighting vehicle!

Well, it's time to get started!

"Regarding the issue of armored vehicles, I will arrange it immediately." "Next month, a batch will be delivered, and within three months, all the armored vehicles will be fully equipped," Shirek said. ”

"Great!" Schellner couldn't help but shout.

In fact, they have been reacting to their superiors about armored vehicles, but every time they reply, all the tanks have been given to you, why are you in a hurry?

During this period, the newly formed 1st SS Panzer Division was actually in a rather awkward position.

The Wehrmacht looked extremely dissatisfied with them, and the Wehrmacht, which was originally the only army unit in Germany, was now in the process of being expanded from 100,000 to 150,000, requiring a large increase in military spending.

At the same time, they are also staring at the latest Panther tank! Wanting to equip such powerful tanks into their units as a priority, it turned out to be all given to the 1st Panzer Division of the SS!

The Panther 1, which cost 100,000 marks, was reduced to nearly 80,000 marks, and the Panther 2, which was all given to the SS! Everyone is red-eyed, at this time, you still want armored vehicles? No way!

And historically, the SS was Himmler's, Himmler, of course, he would call the shots, and all kinds of equipment would be given priority to them, but now, it has nothing to do with Himmler, it has become Himmler's! And Ciric is still in the United States!

Therefore, after countless reports, the matter of armored vehicles is still gone, and it is just that civilian transport trucks are equipped!

Now, Ciric is back, and all of a sudden someone has their back!

Within three months, the armored vehicles will be fully equipped! Those Wehrmacht guys, they must be red-eyed! Hmph, let them go! You can be the first division!

"Well, the matter of armored vehicles, let's talk about it first." "What do you think of the small arms you use now?" ”

In the past few years, Ciric has been running around, thinking about all kinds of important things, and now, when he came to the front-line troops, Ciric suddenly found that there was still a big problem that had not been solved.

Until now, the main force on the front line is still using Mauser rifles!