The machine HKp903 originated from the development machine HKp902 of the company Büssing NAG.
The machine of serial number 2013 carried a mounted anti-aircraft cannon 5cm Flak 41.
The prototype was experimentally served in the unit Flak 4 Abteilung. The machine was extended compared to the project HKp902 and the crew consisted of 8 men. The armor was 6mm thick, weighing about 12.5t and the machine powered by the engine Maybach HL45 reached a maximum speed of up to 50km/h. The mention of this machine appeared in the report WaPrüf 6 from 1.7.1942.
Photos and detailed information about the prototype are not available. The project was not accepted into series production.
*source :
Thomas L.Jentz, Hilary Loius Doyle - Panzer Tracts no.12 - Flak Selbstfahrlafetten and Flakpanzer - Sd.Kfz.10/4 to 8,8cm Flak auf VFW, year of issue 1998, no ISBN
Ivo Pejčoch - Obrněná technika 2, Německo 1919-1945 II.část, vydavateľstvo ARES, Praha 1999, ISBN 80-86158-07-1
The machine of serial number 2013 carried a mounted anti-aircraft cannon 5cm Flak 41.
The prototype was experimentally served in the unit Flak 4 Abteilung. The machine was extended compared to the project HKp902 and the crew consisted of 8 men. The armor was 6mm thick, weighing about 12.5t and the machine powered by the engine Maybach HL45 reached a maximum speed of up to 50km/h. The mention of this machine appeared in the report WaPrüf 6 from 1.7.1942.
Photos and detailed information about the prototype are not available. The project was not accepted into series production.
*source :
Thomas L.Jentz, Hilary Loius Doyle - Panzer Tracts no.12 - Flak Selbstfahrlafetten and Flakpanzer - Sd.Kfz.10/4 to 8,8cm Flak auf VFW, year of issue 1998, no ISBN
Ivo Pejčoch - Obrněná technika 2, Německo 1919-1945 II.část, vydavateľstvo ARES, Praha 1999, ISBN 80-86158-07-1