Service Data:
In Service: 1940 to 1945
Production Data:
Manufacturer: Demag,
Wegmann
Chassis No:
Number built: 285
Technical Data:
Type:
Crew: 4 men
Length: 4.7 m
Width: 1.95 m
Height: 1.8 m
Weight: 5,700 kg
Fuel Capacity: liters
Engine: 1 ×
Maybach
HL 42 TRKM 6 cylinder inline liquid cooled petrol engine
producing up to 100 hp at 3,000 rpm
Gearbox: 7 forward 3 reverse
Speed: road 65 km/h cross country km/h
Range: road 320 km cross country km
Armament:
1 ×
7.92
mm MG 34 machine gun
Ammunition:
main 2,010 rounds
secondary
Armour: 6 mm to 14.5 mm
Electronics: FuG 15 and FuG 16
Operators: Heer
Variants:
Other: Halftracks
Articles:
History:
The Sd.Kfz. 253 leichte Gepanzerte Beobachtungskraftwagen
used the same chassis as
Sd.Kfz. 10
Gallery:
Heer Comments
Sources:
German Military Vehicles.
ISBN-10: 087349783X
Armoured Fighting Vehicles of Germany World War II.
ISBN-10: 0214203077
Encyclopedia of German Tanks of World Two.
ISBN-10: 1854095188
For a complete list of
sources
