Sd.Kfz.251/20 Ausf.D
| GENERAL DATA | |||
| Other Designation(s) | mittlere Schützenpanzerwagen
(Infrarotscheinwerfer) (Sd.Kfz.251/20) Ausf.D, Gerät 920, Uhu |
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| Type | Infra-red searchlight carrier * |
Radio Equipment | FuG 5 |
| Manufacturer(s) | Hanomag, MNH,
Schichau Wumag, Weserhütte, Borgward, Evans+Pistor, Deutsche
Werke, Büssing-NAG |
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| Crew | . |
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| Production Quantity | Only about 60 were built. |
Production Period | Starting from 1944 |
(*) with 60cm Beobachtungs Gerät 1251 and telescope Beobachtungs Gerät 1221 (infra red searchlight)
| DIMENSIONS | |||
| Combat weight | 8610 kg * |
Ground pressure | ? kg/cm² |
| Length w/Gun | - |
Length /hull | 5.98 m |
| Barrel Overhang | - |
Height | 1.75 m * |
| Width | 2.1 m |
Ground clearance | 0.30 m |
(*) without search light equipment
| ARMOR | ||||
| Assembly | Welding & bolting
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| Armor Detail | Front |
Side |
Rear |
Top/Bottom |
| Lower Hull | 15 mm / 68° |
8 mm / 90° |
8 mm / 57° |
6 mm / 0° |
| Upper Hull | 10 mm /
57° |
8 mm / 55° |
- |
6 mm / 0°
& Open |
| AUTOMOTIVE | |||
| Engine | Maybach HL 42 TUKRM |
Type & Displacement | 6 in line |
| Horsepower (maximum) | 100 hp at 2800 rpm |
Power/Weight Ratio | 11.61 hp / ton |
| Gearbox | Schub: 4 forward, 1 reverse. |
Steering | Front-Wheels and tracks steering wheel and levers |
| Brakes | ? |
Fuel Capacity | 160 L Gasoline (Petrol) |
| SUSPENSION | |||
| Type | Wheels: Trans Leaf
Spring Tracks: Torsion bar |
Road wheels | 2 at front w/pneumatic 6 at rear w/rubber edgings |
| Track return rollers | - |
Sprocket-Wheels | Front |
| Idler Sprockets | Rear w/rubber edgings |
Shock absorbers | ? |
| Track Type | center & extruded guide, steel with rubber pads | ||
| Width | 280 mm |
Pitch | ? mm |
| Links(shoes) | 56 |
Track ground contact | 1.8 m |
| PERFORMANCES | |||
| Maximum Speed | 53 km/h on road, 20 km/h off road |
Range | 300 km on road, 150 km off road |
| Mileage | ? L/100 km on road |
Maximum grade | 24° (from horizontal) |
| Trench crossing | 0 2 m |
Vertical obstacles | 0.80 m |
| Maximum fording depth | 0.5 m |
Minimum turning diameter | 13.5 m |
| Sources | |||
| Vehicles.com | TNT HS n°1, 2, 4, 7, 8, 11, 12 |
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