sWS
| GENERAL DATA | |||
| Other Designation(s) | schwere Wehrmacht
Schlepper, Gerät 71 |
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| Type | Artillery Tractor |
Radio Equipment | ? |
| Manufacturer(s) | Büssing-NAG
in Berlin, Ringhoffer-Tatra in Czechoslovakia |
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| Crew | 2 |
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| Production Quantity | 825 |
Production Period | December 1943 - March 1945 |
| DIMENSIONS | |||
| Combat weight | 13500 kg |
Height | 2.07 m |
| Payload capacity | 4000 kg |
Width | 2.50 m |
| Length | 6.68 m, 6.92 m (with armored cabin) |
Ground clearance | 0.465 m |
| Ground pressure | ? kg/cm² |
Towing
Capacity |
8t |
| ARMOR * | ||||
| Assembly | Welding
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| Armor Detail | Front |
Side |
Rear |
Top/Bottom |
| Lower Hull | 15 mm / 75° |
12 mm / 75° |
- |
6 mm / 0° |
| Upper Hull | 15 mm /
60° |
12 mm /
75° 12 mm / 82° |
8 mm / 90° 8 mm / 60° |
6 mm / 3° |
(*) with armoured cabin
| AUTOMOTIVE | |||
| Engine | Maybach HL42TRKMS |
Type & Displacement | L6, 4.198 litres |
| Horsepower (maximum) | 100 hp at 2800 rpm |
Power/Weight Ratio | 7.40 hp / ton |
| Gearbox | ZF kb 40D: 2x4 forward, 2x1 reverse |
Steering | Front-Wheels and tracks steering wheel and levers |
| Brakes | ? |
Fuel Capacity | 240 L Gasoline (Petrol) |
| SUSPENSION | |||
| Type | Wheels: Trans Leaf
Spring Tracks: Torsion bar |
Road wheels | 2 at front w/pneumatic 5 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 | ||
| Width | ? mm |
Pitch | ? mm |
| Links(shoes) | ? |
Track ground contact | ? m |
| PERFORMANCES | |||
| Maximum Speed | 28 km/h on road |
Range | 300 km on road, 150 km off road |
| Mileage | 80 L/100 km on road 160 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 |
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