Title: Name: | Sd.Kfz.254 | Sd.Kfz.254 |
Original title: Original Name: | mitlerer gepanzerter Beobachtungskraftwagen auf Räder-Kettenfahrgestell RK 7 (Sd.Kfz.254) | |
Category: Category: | delostrelecké pozorovacie vehicle | artillery observation vehicle |
Manufacturer: Producer: | Saurer Daimler-Benz AG, Berlin | |
Period of production: Production Period: | DD.06.1940-DD.03.1941 | |
Made pieces: Number of Produced: | 128 | |
a Prototype made: Prototype Built: | DD.MM.YYYY | |
Credits: Crew: | 4 | |
Technical data: Technical Data: | ||
Fighting weight: Combat Weight: | 6400 kg | 14110 lb |
Overall length: Overall Length: | 4500 mm | the 14ft 9,16 in |
Total width: Overall Width: | 2470 mm | 8ft of 1.23 in |
Overall height: Overall Height: | 2330 mm | 7 ft. 7,73 in |
Ground clearance: Ground Clearance: | 300 mm | 11,81 in |
Armour: Armour: | 5,5 - 14,5 mm | 5,5 - 14,5 mm |
Drive: Propulsion: | ||
Type: Type: | Saurer CRDv (water chladený diesel 4-drum volume of 5.3 litra) | Saurer CRDv (V4, water cooled, diesel 3,5 liter) |
Performance: Power: | 52,2 kW at 2000 rev/min | 70 bhp at 2000 rpm |
Transmission: Transmission: | 5+R | 5+R |
Feats: Performance: | ||
Speed on the road: Road Speed: | 75 1) / 20 2) km/h | 46.6 1) / 12.4 2) mph |
Speed in the field: Cross-country Speed: | ? km/h | ? mph |
the Driving range along the road: Cruising Range on Road: | 500 km | 310.7 |
Driving range in the field: Cross-country Cruising Range: | 100 km | 62.1 |
Overcoming obstacles: Obstacles Crossing: | ||
Slope: Gradient: | 42 ° | 93 % |
Side tilt: Side Slope: | ? ° | ? % |
Překročivost: Trench Crossing: | 2.1 m | of 82.7 in |
Výstupnost: Vertical Obstacle: | ? m | ? |
Brodivost: Fording Depth: | 0.9 m | 35,4 in |
Armament: Armament: | MP 38 (192 nábojov) | MP 38 (192 rounds) |
Equipment: Equipment: | SF 14 FROM delostrelecka compass | SF 14 FROM artillery compass |
User states: User States: | | |
Note: Note: | 1) the rate at kolesách 2) the rate at pásoch | 1) Max. speed on the wheels 2) Max. speed on the tracks |
Source: Sources: | Hilary Doyle, Tom Jentz - Panzerbeobachtungswagen (Armored Observation Vehicles) Sd.Kfz.253 this Pz.Bea.Wg.Panther, Panzer Tracts No.11-1, ISBN: 0-9708407-9-9 |