Sd.Kfz.8
| GENERAL DATA | |||
| Other Designation(s) | schwerer Zugkraftwagen
12t (Sd.Kfz.8) |
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| Type | Prime Mover |
Radio Equipment | - |
| Manufacturer(s) | Daimler-Benz at
Berlin-Marienfelde, Kruppwerke at Mülhausen, Skodawerke at
Pilsen |
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| Crew | 2 + 11 |
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| Production Quantity | about 4000 |
Production Period | 1937 - 1945 |
| DIMENSIONS | |||
| Combat weight | 12150 kg (empty) - 14700 kg (loaded) |
Ground pressure | ? kg/cm² |
| Payload Capacity | 2550 kg |
Towing Capacity | 12000 kg |
| Length | 7.35 m |
Width | 2.5 m |
| Height | 2.81 m |
Ground clearance | 0.40 m |
| AUTOMOTIVE | |||
| Engine | Maybach HL 85 TUKRM |
Type & Displacement | V12, 8.5L |
| Horsepower (maximum) | 185 hp |
Power/Weight Ratio | 12.58 hp / ton |
| Gearbox | ZF G 65 VL 230 4 forward, 1 reverse |
Steering | Front-Wheels and tracks steering wheel and levers |
| Brakes | ? |
Fuel Capacity | 250 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 | ? mm |
Pitch | ? mm |
| Links(shoes) | ? |
Track ground contact | ? m |
| PERFORMANCES | |||
| Maximum Speed | 51 km/h on road, 21 km/h off road |
Range | 250 km on road, 125 km off road |
| Mileage | ? L/100 km on road |
Maximum grade | ? ° (from horizontal) |
| Trench crossing | ? m |
Vertical obstacles | ? m |
| Maximum fording depth | ? m |
Minimum turning diameter | ? m |
| Sources | |||
| Vehicles.com | TNT HS n°1, 2, 4, 7, 8, 11, 12 |
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Drawings |
| Sd.Kfz.8 (DB 7) |
| Sd.Kfz.8 (DB 8) |
| Sd.Kfz.8 (DB 9) |
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