''Sonderkraftfahrzeug'' (abbreviated ''Sd.Kfz.'',

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for "special purpose vehicle") was the ordnance inventory designation used by

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before and during

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for

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s; for example ''Sd.Kfz.'' 101 for the

Panzer I The Panzer I was a light tank produced by Nazi Germany in the 1930s. Its name is short for ( German for " armored fighting vehicle mark I"), abbreviated as . The tank's official German ordnance inventory designation was '' Sd.Kfz. 101 ...

, and ''Sd.Kfz.'' 251 for the

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made by

Hanomag Hanomag (Hannoversche Maschinenbau AG, ) was a German producer of steam locomotives, tractors, trucks and military vehicles in Hanover. Hanomag first achieved international fame by delivering numerous steam locomotives to Finland, Romania and ...

. The

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and its successor, the

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began systematically allocating numbers to its vehicles from around 1930, including horse-drawn vehicles, cars and trucks, combat vehicles, and trailers. Sd.Kfz. numbers were assigned to armored, tracked, and

half-track A half-track is a civilian or military vehicle with wheels at the front for steering and continuous tracks at the back to propel the vehicle and carry most of the load. A half-track combines the soft-ground traction of a tank with the Car handl ...

ed vehicles. Cars and trucks were allocated Kfz. numbers and trailers were designated with Anh. () and Sd.Anh. numbers.

Sd.Kfz. numbering system

Allocation of the numbered series was as follows: *Sd.Kfz. 1 to 99: Unarmoured half-tracked vehicles *Sd.Kfz. 100 to 199: Tanks and tank variants, including tank destroyers and self-propelled artillery ** Sd.Kfz. 101 to 120: Panzer I and variants ** Sd.Kfz. 121 to 140: Panzer II and variants and Panzer 38(t) and variants ** Sd.Kfz. 141 to 160: Panzer III and variants ** Sd.Kfz. 161 to 170: Panzer IV and variants ** Sd.Kfz. 171 to 180: Panzer V (Panther) and variants ** Sd.Kfz. 181 and above: Panzer VI (Tiger) and variants *Sd.Kfz. 200 to 299: Armored cars (reconnaissance), armored half-tracked personnel carriers, and command tanks *Sd.Kfz. 300 and above: Radio-controlled mine-clearing tanks and demolition charge-laying vehicles Some combat vehicles, often based on existing vehicles in the Sd.Kfz. series and produced in relatively small numbers, weren't allocated a number and were only described with a name.

Designations

Sd.Kfz. 1 to 99

* Sd.Kfz. 1 (Krupp/Daimler Geschützkraftwagen Kraftwagen 19; number later deleted) *Sd.Kfz. 2 (Krupp/Daimler Tractor; number later reassigned) *

Sd.Kfz. 2 The () is a half-track motorcycle with a single front wheel, better known as the (), shortened to (pl. ). It was used by the military of Nazi Germany during the Second World War. Design The started its life as a light tractor for airborne ...

(''Kettenkrad'' light half-track "tracked motorcycle") ** Sd.Kfz. 2/1 (Field cable-laying variant for long distance field cable ''Feldfernkabel'') ** Sd.Kfz. 2/2 (Field cable-laying variant for heavy field cable ''Schweres Feldkabel'') * Sd.Kfz. 3 (Armored version of Daimler DZVR; number later reassigned) * Sd.Kfz. 3 (

Maultier Maultier (English: "mule") or Sd.Kfz. 3 is the name given to series of half-track trucks used by Nazi Germany during World War II. They were based on Opel, Mercedes-Benz, Alfa Romeo or Ford trucks. History Soon after invading the USSR, German t ...

2-ton half-track truck) ** Sd.Kfz. 3a (Maultier based on

Opel Blitz Opel Blitz (''Blitz'' being German for "lightning") was the name given to various light and middleweight trucks built by the German Opel automobile manufacturer between 1930 and 1975. The original logo for this truck, two stripes arranged loose ...

3.6) ** Sd.Kfz. 3b (Maultier based on Ford V 3000) ** Sd.Kfz. 3c (Maultier based on

Magirus Magirus GmbH is a truck manufacturer based in Ulm, Germany, founded by Conrad Dietrich Magirus (1824–1895). It was formerly known as Klöckner Humboldt Deutz AG, maker of the Deutz engines, so the brand commonly used was Magirus Deutz, and ...

Type S) ** Sd.Kfz. 3/4 (Maultier with closed body; based on Ford or Opel chassis) ** Sd.Kfz. 3/5 (4.5-ton half-track truck based on Mercedes-Benz L 4500; sometimes called Sd.Kfz. 4) * Sd.Kfz. 4 (3-ton aviation fuel tanker, based on Mercedes-Benz LG 3000; possibly introduced as Kfz.384) * Sd.Kfz. 4 (2-ton armored version of Maultier half-track truck as ammunition carrier) ** Sd.Kfz. 4/1 (

15 cm Nebelwerfer 42 The 15 cm Nebelwerfer 41 (15 cm NbW 41) was a German multiple rocket launcher used in the Second World War. It served with units of the ''Nebeltruppen'', German Chemical Corps units that had the responsibility for poison gas and smoke w ...

rocket launcher on 2-ton Opel Maultier chassis) * Sd.Kfz. 5 (3-ton aviation fuel tanker, based on Krupp L3 H63/H163; likely only a prototype) * Sd.Kfz. 6 (5-ton medium halftrack with engineer superstructure) ** Sd.Kfz. 6/1 (5-ton medium half-track with artillery superstructure) ** Sd.Kfz. 6/2 (self-propelled 37 mm antiaircraft gun) ** Sd.Kfz. 6/3 "Sd.Kfz. 6 mit 7.62 cm FK 36(r)", half track carrying a captured Soviet 76mm M1936 (F-22) gun portee in an armored superstructure) * Sd.Kfz. 7 (8-ton medium half-track) ** Sd.Kfz. 7/1 (self-propelled 20 mm quadruple anti-aircraft gun) ** Sd.Kfz. 7/2 (self-propelled 37 mm antiaircraft gun) ** Sd.Kfz. 7/3 (armored fire-control vehicle for V-2 rockets on 8-ton towing vehicle) ** Sd.Kfz. 7/6 (variant for anti-aircraft range finding) ** Sd.Kfz. 7/8 (variant with engineer superstructure) ** Sd.Kfz. 7/9 (variant with artillery superstructure) *

Sd.Kfz. 8 The '' Sonderkraftfahrzeug'' 8 ("special motorized vehicle 8"), usually abbreviated to Sd.Kfz. 8, was a German half-track designed by Daimler-Benz that saw widespread use in World War II. Its main roles were as a prime mover for heavy towed gun ...

(12-ton heavy half-track) ** Sd.Kfz. 8/1 (12-ton heavy half-track) ** Sd.Kfz. 8/5 (12-ton heavy half-track with artillery superstructure) *

Sd.Kfz. 9 The Sd.Kfz. 9 (also known as "Famo") was a German half-track that saw widespread use in World War II, and the heaviest half-track vehicle of any type built in quantity in Nazi Germany during the war years. Its main roles were as a prime mover ...

(18-ton heavy half-track) ** Sd.Kfz. 9/1 (halftrack mounted 6 ton crane) ** Sd.Kfz. 9/2 (halftrack mounted 10 ton crane) ** Sd.Kfz. 9/6 (tractor with 40-ton winch) * Sd.Kfz. 10 (1-ton light halftrack) ** Sd.Kfz. 10/1 (light gas detection vehicle) ** Sd.Kfz. 10/2 (light decontamination vehicle) ** Sd.Kfz. 10/3 (light decontamination sprayer vehicle) ** Sd.Kfz. 10/4 (self-propelled 20 mm Flak 30 antiaircraft gun) ** Sd.Kfz. 10/5 (self-propelled 20 mm Flak 38 antiaircraft gun) * Sd.Kfz. 11 (3-ton light halftrack) ** Sd.Kfz. 11/1 (carrier for

10 cm Nebelwerfer 35 The 10 cm ''Nebelwerfer'' 35 (10 cm NbW 35) was a heavy mortar used by Germany during World War II. Much like the American M2 4.2 inch mortar it was intended to deliver chemical munitions, such as gas and smoke shells. Unlike the Ame ...

and

10 cm Nebelwerfer 40 The 10 cm Nebelwerfer 40 (10 cm NbW 40) was a heavy mortar used by Germany during the Second World War. Much like the American M2 4.2 inch mortar it was intended to deliver chemical munitions, such as gas and smoke shells, as well as ...

mortars) *** Sd.Kfz. 11/1 (designation re-issued in 1944: self-propelled 20 mm Flak 38 antiaircraft gun) ** Sd.Kfz. 11/2 (medium decontamination vehicle) ** Sd.Kfz. 11/3 (medium decontamination spraying vehicle) ** Sd.Kfz. 11/4 (smoke-generation vehicle) ** Sd.Kfz. 11/5 (medium gas detection vehicle) * Sd.Kfz. 20 (35-ton armored recovery vehicle; based on Russian T-34 and KV-1)

Sd.Kfz. 100 to 199

* Sd.Kfz. 101

''Ausf''. A, B, C and F light tank * Sd.Kfz. 111 Panzer I ammunition carrier variant * Sd.Kfz. 121

Panzer II The Panzer II is the common name used for a family of Nazi Germany, German tanks used in World War II. The official German designation was ''Panzerkampfwagen'' II (abbreviated ''Pz.Kpfw. II''). Although the vehicle had originally been designed a ...

''Ausf''. a to F light tank * Sd.Kfz. 122 Panzer II (Flamm)

flame tank A flame tank is a type of tank equipped with a flamethrower, most commonly used to supplement combined arms attacks against fortifications, confined spaces, or other obstacles. The type only reached significant use in the Second World War, dur ...

* Sd.Kfz. 123 Panzer II Ausf. L "Luchs" reconnaissance tank * Sd.Kfz. 124

Wespe The Sd.Kfz. 124 ''Wespe'' (German for "wasp"), also known as ''Leichte Feldhaubitze 18/2 auf Fahrgestell Panzerkampfwagen II (Sf.)'' ("Light field howitzer 18 on Panzer II chassis (self-propelled)"), is a German self-propelled gun developed and ...

self-propelled 10.5 cm leFH 18 howitzer on Panzer II chassis * Sd.Kfz. 128 Panzer II (50 mm KwK 39 L/60), VK 16.02 Leopard * Sd.Kfz. 131

Marder II The ''Marder'' II ("marten" in English) was a German tank destroyer of World War II based on the Panzer II chassis. There were two versions, the first mounted a modified Soviet 7.62 cm gun firing German ammunition, while the other mounted the ...

self-propelled

7.5 cm Pak 40 The 7.5 cm Pak 40 (''7,5 cm Panzerabwehrkanone 40'') was a German 75 millimetre anti-tank gun of the Second World War. The gun was developed in 1939–1941 and entered service in 1942. With 23,303 examples produced, the Pak 40 formed th ...

anti-tank gun on Panzer II chassis * Sd.Kfz. 132 Marder II self-propelled Soviet 7.62 cm Pak 36(r) antitank gun * Sd.Kfz. 135 -

Marder I The ''Marder I'' "Marten" (Sd.Kfz. 135) was a German World War II tank destroyer, armed with a 75 mm Pak-40 anti-tank gun. Most Marder Is were built on the base of the ''Tracteur Blindé'' 37L (Lorraine), a French artillery tractor/armou ...

Panzerjäger ''Panzerjäger'' (German: literally "armor hunter", more broadly "anti-tank") is a term used for an anti-tank vehicle (self-propelled anti-tank gun), as well as anti-tank units. The term was first used in the Wehrmacht (German armed forces, 19 ...

'' tank destroyer on captured French Lorraine 37L tracked carrier ** Sd.Kfz. 135/1 (self-propelled 150 mm howitzer) * Sd.Kfz. 136 Bergepanzerwagen 38 * Sd.Kfz. 138 (

Marder III ''Marder'' III was the name for a series of World War II German tank destroyers. They mounted either the modified ex-Soviet 76.2 mm F-22 Model 1936 divisional field gun, or the German 7.5 cm PaK 40, in an open-topped fighting compartment o ...

self-propelled 75 mm anti-tank gun) ** Sd.Kfz. 138/1 - ''Grille'' self-propelled 150 mm sIG 33 infantry gun on Panzer 38(t) chassis ** Sd.Kfz. 138/2 - "

Hetzer The 38 (Sd.Kfz. 138/2), originally the 38(t), known mostly post-war as , was a German light tank destroyer of the Second World War based on a modified Czechoslovakian Panzer 38(t) chassis. German armoured forces in World War II created a v ...

" ''jagdpanzer'' based on the

Panzer 38(t) The 38(t), originally known as the ČKD, Českomoravská Kolben-Daněk (ČKD) LT vz. 38, was a tank designed during the 1930s, which saw extensive service during World War II. Developed in Czechoslovakia by ČKD, the type was adopted by Nazi G ...

chassis * Sd.Kfz. 139 - Marder III self-propelled 76.2 mm anti-tank gun * Sd.Kfz. 140 -

Flakpanzer 38(t) The ''Flakpanzer'' 38(t), officially named ''Flakpanzer 38(t) auf Selbstfahrlafette 38(t) Ausf M (Sd.Kfz. 140)'', was a German self-propelled anti-aircraft weapon, self-propelled anti-aircraft gun used in World War II. It is sometimes incorrectl ...

(''Flakpanzer 38(t) auf Selbstfahrlafette 38(t) Ausf'' M) self-propelled 20 mm anti-aircraft gun on a Panzer 38(t) chassis ** Sd.Kfz. 140/1 - armored reconnaissance vehicle based on the Panzer 38(t) * Sd.Kfz. 141 -

Panzer III The ''Panzerkampfwagen III (Pz.Kpfw. III)'', commonly known as the Panzer III, was a medium tank developed in the 1930s by Nazi Germany, Germany, and was used extensively in World War II. The official German ordnance designation was List of Sd.K ...

medium tank with 37 mm or 50 mm L/42 main gun PzKpfwIIIF

** Sd.Kfz. 141/1 - Panzer III medium tank with 50 mm L/60 main gun) ** Sd.Kfz. 141/2 - Panzer III medium tank with short-barrelled 75 mm KwK 37 main gun * Sd.Kfz. 142 -

Sturmgeschütz III The ''Sturmgeschütz'' III (StuG III) was an assault gun produced by Nazi Germany during World War II. It was the most-produced German Continuous track, fully tracked armoured fighting vehicle, and second-most produced German armored combat ve ...

assault gun An assault gun (from , , meaning "assault gun") is a type of armored infantry support vehicle and self-propelled artillery, mounting an infantry support gun on a protected self-propelled chassis, intended for providing infantry with heavy di ...

with 75 mm L/24 main gun ** Sd.Kfz. 142/1 - Sturmgeschütz III assault gun with 75 mm L/43 or L/48 main gun ** Sd.Kfz. 142/2 - StuH 42 assault gun with 105 mm L/28 main gun * Sd.Kfz. 143 - Panzer III based artillery observation post * Sd.Kfz. 144 - Bergepanzerwagen III * Sd.Kfz. 161 -

Panzer IV The IV (Pz.Kpfw. IV), commonly known as the Panzer IV, is a German medium tank developed in the late 1930s and used extensively during the Second World War. Its ordnance inventory designation was Sd.Kfz. 161. The Panzer IV was the most numer ...

medium tank with 75 mm L/24 main gun ** Sd.Kfz. 161/1 - Panzer IV medium tank with 75 mm L/43 main gun ** Sd.Kfz. 161/2 - Panzer IV medium tank with 75 mm L/48 main gun ** Sd.Kfz. 161/3 - '' Möbelwagen'' self-propelled 37 mm antiaircraft gun ** Sd.Kfz. 161/4 -''

Wirbelwind The ''Flakpanzer'' IV "''Wirbelwind''" (Whirlwind in English) was a German self-propelled anti-aircraft gun based on the Panzer IV tank. It was developed in 1944 as a successor to the earlier '' Möbelwagen'' self-propelled anti-aircraft gun. H ...

'' self-propelled 20 mm x 4 antiaircraft gun * Sd.Kfz. 162 -

Jagdpanzer IV The ''Jagdpanzer'' IV / Sd.Kfz. 162, was a German tank destroyer based on the Panzer IV chassis and built in three main variants. As one of the casemate-style turretless Jagdpanzer (tank destroyer, literally "hunting tank") designs, it was devel ...

tank destroyer with 75 mm L/48 main gun on Panzer IV chassis ** Sd.Kfz. 162/1 -

with 75 mm L/70 main gun) * Sd.Kfz. 163 -

Sturmgeschütz IV The IV (StuG IV) (Sd.Kfz. 167) was a German assault gun variant of the Panzer IV used in the latter part of the Second World War. It was identical in role and concept to the highly successful StuG III assault gun variant of the Panzer III. Bo ...

for Sturmkanone 40 (L/48) * Sd.Kfz. 164 -

Nashorn (, German for "rhinoceros"), initially known as (German "hornet"), was a German ("tank hunter") of World War II. It was developed as an interim solution in 1942 by equipping a light turretless chassis based on the Panzer III and Panzer IV t ...

(until 1944 known as ''Hornisse'') ''panzerjäger'' tank destroyer with 88 mm Pak 43 main gun) * Sd.Kfz. 165 - ''Hummel'' self-propelled 150 mm artillery ** Sd.Kfz. 165/1 - Heuschrecke 10 self-propelled 105 mm artillery * Sd.Kfz. 166 -

Brummbär The (also known as or ''Sd.Kfz. 166'') is a German armoured infantry support gun based on the Panzer IV chassis used in the Second World War. It was used at the Battles of Kursk, Anzio, Normandy, and was deployed in the Warsaw Uprising. It was ...

self-propelled 150 mm infantry gun * Sd.Kfz. 167 -

assault gun with 75 mm L/48 main gun * Sd.Kfz. 171 -

Panther tank The Panther tank, officially ''Panzerkampfwagen V Panther'' (abbreviated Pz.Kpfw. V) with Sonderkraftfahrzeug, ordnance inventory designation: ''Sd.Kfz.'' 171, is a German medium tank of World War II. It was used in most European theatre of ...

* Sd.Kfz. 172 - proposed assault gun variant of Panther tank * Sd.Kfz. 173 -

Jagdpanther The (German: "hunting Panther"), Sd.Kfz. 173, was a tank destroyer (, a self-propelled anti-tank gun) built by Germany during World War II. The combined the 8.8 cm Pak 43 anti-tank gun, similar to the main gun of the Tiger II, with the armor ...

(Panzerjäger Panther) tank destroyer * Sd.Kfz. 179 -

Bergepanther The Bergepanzerwagen V (Sd.Kfz. 179), often referred to as the "Bergepanther", was an armoured recovery vehicle used by the German Army in WWII. It was a variant of the Panzerkampfwagen V Panther (Sd.Kfz. 171). Development and production The ...

recovery variant * Sd.Kfz. 181 -

Tiger I The Tiger I () was a Nazi Germany, German heavy tank of World War II that began operational duty in 1942 in North African Campaign, Africa and in the Soviet Union, usually in independent German heavy tank battalion, heavy tank battalions. It g ...

heavy tank * Sd.Kfz. 182 -

Tiger II The Tiger II was a Nazi Germany, German heavy tank of the World War II, Second World War. The final official German designation was ''Panzerkampfwagen'' Tiger ''Ausf''. B, often shortened to Tiger B.Jentz and Doyle 1993, p. 16. The ordnance inve ...

("Panzerkampfwagen Tiger Ausf. B") heavy tank * Sd.Kfz. 184 - Ferdinand/

Elefant Elefant ( German for "elephant") was a heavy tank destroyer (self propelled anti-tank gun) used by German ''Panzerjäger'' (anti-tank units) during World War II. Ninety-one units were built in 1943 under the name Ferdinand (after its designer F ...

"Panzerjäger Tiger (P)" tank destroyer * Sd.Kfz. 185 -

Jagdtiger The ''Jagdtiger'' ("Hunting Tiger"; officially designated ''Panzerjäger Tiger Ausf. B'') is a German casemate-type heavy tank destroyer (''Jagdpanzer'') of World War II. It was built upon the slightly lengthened chassis of a Tiger II. Its ordn ...

tank destroyer with 88 mm L/71 main gun due to lack of supply of 128mm gun * Sd.Kfz. 186 - Jagdtiger tank destroyer with 12.8 cm Pak 44 main gun

Sd.Kfz. 200 to 299

* Sd.Kfz. 221 (

Leichter Panzerspähwagen The ''Leichter Panzerspähwagen'' (German: "light armoured reconnaissance vehicle") was a series of light four-wheel drive armoured cars produced by Nazi Germany from 1935 to 1944. Development history The Sd.Kfz. 221 was the first in a series of ...

with 7.92 mm machinegun) * Sd.Kfz. 222 (Leichter Panzerspähwagen with 2 cm KwK 30 gun) * Sd.Kfz. 223 (Leichter Panzerspähwagen with radio gear) * Sd.Kfz. 231 6-rad (

Schwerer Panzerspähwagen The (German for 'heavy armoured reconnaissance vehicle'), is a series of six- and eight-wheeled Armored car (military), armoured cars that were used by Nazi Germany, Germany during the World War II, Second World War. In the German Army, armou ...

(6 wheel) with

2 cm KwK 30 The 2 cm KwK 30 L/55 ''(2 cm Kampfwagenkanone 30 L/55)'' was a German 2 cm cannon used as the main armament of the German Sd.Kfz.121 Panzerkampfwagen II light tank and various reconnaissance vehicles. It was used during the Spanish C ...

gun) * Sd.Kfz. 231 8-rad (

(8 wheel) with 2 cm KwK 30 gun) * Sd.Kfz. 232 6-rad (

(6 wheel) with medium range and short range radios) * Sd.Kfz. 232 8-rad (

(8 wheel) with radio gear) * Sd.Kfz. 233 (

with

7.5 cm KwK 37 The 7.5 cm KwK 37 L/24 ''(7.5 cm Kampfwagenkanone 37 L/24)'' was a short-barreled, howitzer-like German 75 mm tank gun used during World War II, primarily as the main armament of the early Panzer IV tank. Slightly modified as StuK ...

gun) * Sd.Kfz. 234 (

) ** Sd.Kfz. 234/1 (Schwerer Panzerspähwagen with 20 mm gun) ** Sd.Kfz. 234/2 (Schwerer Panzerspähwagen with 50 mm gun) ** Sd.Kfz. 234/3 (Schwerer Panzerspähwagen with 75 mm gun) ** Sd.Kfz. 234/4 (Schwerer Panzerspähwagen with 7.5 cm Pak 40 gun) * Sd.Kfz. 247 (armored staff car) * Sd.Kfz. 250 (armored light halftrack) ** Sd.Kfz. 250/1 (with communications gear) ** Sd.Kfz. 250/2 '' leichter Fernsprechpanzerwagen'' light armored halftrack with cable-laying gear ** Sd.Kfz. 250/3 (with radio gear) ** Sd.Kfz. 250/4 ( with twin antiaircraft machineguns) ** Sd.Kfz. 250/5 ''leichter Beobachtungspanzerwagen'' observation post) ** Sd.Kfz. 250/6 (reconnaissance vehicle) ** Sd.Kfz. 250/7 ''leichter Schützenpanzerwagen (schwerer Granatwerfer)'' (mortar carrier) ** Sd.Kfz. 250/8 ''leichter Schützenpanzerwagen (7.5 cm)'' with

gun ** Sd.Kfz. 250/9 ( with 20 mm L/55 gun) ** Sd.Kfz. 250/10 (with 37 mm antitank gun) ** Sd.Kfz. 250/11 (with 2.8 cm sPzB 41 anti-tank "rifle") ** Sd.Kfz. 250/12 (for survey crews) *

Sd.Kfz. 251 The Sd.Kfz. 251 (''Sonderkraftfahrzeug 251'') was a World War II German half-tracked armoured personnel carrier. Designed by the Hanomag company to transport the ''Panzergrenadier'' (German mechanized infantry) into battle, the Sd.Kfz. 251 was bas ...

(medium armored halftrack) ** Sd.Kfz. 251/1 (with communications gear) ** Sd.Kfz. 251/2 (mortar carrier) ** Sd.Kfz. 251/3 (with radio gear) ** Sd.Kfz. 251/4 ''Schützenpanzerwagen für Munition und Zubehör des leIG18'' -

artillery tractor An artillery tractor, also referred to as a gun tractor, is a specialized heavy-duty form of tractor unit used to tow artillery pieces of varying weights and calibres. It may be wheeled, tracked, or half-tracked. Traction There are two m ...

** Sd.Kfz. 251/5 (medium armored halftrack for engineers) ** Sd.Kfz. 251/6 (medium armored halftrack command post) ** Sd.Kfz. 251/7 (medium armored halftrack for engineers) ** Sd.Kfz. 251/8 (medium armored halftrack ambulance) ** Sd.Kfz. 251/9 (medium armored halftrack with 75 mm L/24 gun) ** Sd.Kfz. 251/10 (medium armored halftrack with 37 mm antitank gun) ** Sd.Kfz. 251/11 (medium armored halftrack with telephone equipment) ** Sd.Kfz. 251/12 (medium armored halftrack with survey gear) ** Sd.Kfz. 251/13 (medium armored halftrack with artillery sound recording gear) ** Sd.Kfz. 251/14 (medium armored halftrack with artillery sound ranging gear) ** Sd.Kfz. 251/15 (medium armored halftrack with artillery flash spotting gear) ** Sd.Kfz. 251/16 (medium armored halftrack with flamethrower) ** Sd.Kfz. 251/17 (medium armored halftrack with 20 mm L/55 gun) ** Sd.Kfz. 251/18 (medium armored halftrack observation post) ** Sd.Kfz. 251/19 (medium armored halftrack with telephone exchange gear) ** Sd.Kfz. 251/20 (medium armored halftrack with infrared searchlight) ** Sd.Kfz. 251/21 ''Schützenpanzerwagen (Drilling MG151s).'' with triple 15mm or 20mm MG151 autocannon) ** Sd.Kfz. 251/22 (with 75 mm L/46 Pak-40 gun) ** Sd.Kfz. 251/23 (reconnaissance vehicle - possibly never produced. Was to have a 20mm gun in turret similar to Sd.Kfz. 234/1) * Sd.Kfz. 252 (light halftrack ammunition carrier) * Sd.Kfz. 253 ''leichter Gepanzerter Beobachtungskraftwagen'' (artillery observation post) *

Sd.Kfz. 254 The Sd.Kfz. 254 was a German fully tracked armoured scout car employed by Wehrmacht during World War II. From 1936, the vehicle was developed under the designation RR-7 by the Saurer company as an artillery tractor for the Austrian army. Test ...

(medium track or wheel observation post) * Sd.Kfz. 260 (light armored radio car) * Sd.Kfz. 261 ''Kleiner Panzerfunkwagen'' equipped with radios for army communication * Sd.Kfz. 263 6-rad (heavy armored radio car - 6 wheel) * Sd.Kfz. 263 8-rad (heavy armored radio car - 8 wheel) * Sd.Kfz. 265 ( Panzerbefehlswagen

command tank) * Sd.Kfz. 266 (

command tanks with FuG 6 and FuG 2 radios) * Sd.Kfz. 267 (Panzer III,

, and

command tanks with FuG 6 and FuG 8 radios) * Sd.Kfz. 268 (Panzer III, Panther, and Tiger I command tanks with FuG 6 and FuG 7 radios) * Sd.Kfz. 280 ''gepanzerter Munitionsschlepper'' (armored ammunition tractor, also known as Sonderschlepper III)

Sd.Kfz. 300 and above

* Sd.Kfz. 300 - Minenräumwagen (Borgward I and Borgward II) remote-controlled mine destroyer * Sd.Kfz. 301 - Borgward IV heavy remote-control demolition layer * Sd.Kfz. 302 -

Goliath tracked mine The Goliath tracked mine (German: ''Leichter Ladungsträger Goliath'', "Goliath Light Charge Carrier") was a series of two unmanned ground vehicles used by the German Army as disposable demolition vehicles during World War II. These were the el ...

(''Leichter Ladungsträger Goliath'') light remote-control demolition vehicle with electric motor * Sd.Kfz. 303 -

light remote-control demolition vehicle with petrol engine * Sd.Kfz. 304 - ''Springer'' medium remote-control demolition vehicle * Sd.Kfz. 311 - Sprengstoffträger (explosive carrier) * Sd.Kfz. 325 - Vergleichsfahrzeug (heavy-duty off-road tractor) * Sd.Kfz. 360 - Kraftzugwagen (towing vehicle) * Sd.Kfz. 400 - Panzerberge-Kraftwagenzug (tank recovery-vehicle train)

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