Sd.Kfz. 11/1

The Sd.kfz. 11/1 or Selbstfahrlafette (Sd. Kfz. 11/1) für 2cm Flak 38 auf le. Zgkw. 3t mit Panzerschutz was a German half track manufactured for the German military in WW2. [1]. There was an earlier vehicle with this designation, the Nebelkraftwagen Sd. Kfz. 11/1, an ammunition carrier for the Nebelwerzer mortar carrier. When that vehicle was no longer being made, the designation was then used for this vehicle.


Design

The half track chassis has a similar original design to the Sd Kfz 251, so is sometimes mistaken for it. It is fundamentally an Anti Aircraft half track, with the front half armoured, and the back part a flat bed, upon which is mounted a 2 cm flak gun. A total of 644 vehicles were manufactured by March 1945. It was crewed by 5, and powered by a Maybach HL 42 TUKRM engine, reaching top road speeds of 53 km/h and a range of 250 km on road. Front armour was 15mm, side armour 8mm. [2]

Operational Use

The vehicle saw action on the Eastern Front, in particular in the period when the Russian air force had gained Air dominance. [3]

Surviving Vehicles

Only one example of this Half track is known to exist, it is currently being prepared brought back to running condition and for display, and is owned by the Australian Armour and Artillery Museum, Australia.

References

  • Chamberlain, Peter, and Hilary L. Doyle. Thomas L. Jentz (Technical Editor). Encyclopedia of German Tanks of World War Two: A Complete Illustrated Directory of German Battle Tanks, Armoured Cars, Self-propelled Guns, and Semi-tracked Vehicles, 1933–1945. London: Arms and Armour Press, 1978 (revised edition 1993). ISBN 1-85409-214-6
  • Niehorster, Leo W. G. German World War II Organizational Series, Vol. 4/II: Mechanized GHQ units and Waffen-SS Formations (28th June 1942) Milton Keyes, Buckinghamshire: Military Press, 2004
  • Spielberger, Walter J. Halftracked Vehicles of the German Army 1909-1945. Atlgen, PA: Schiffer, 2008 ISBN 978-0-7643-2942-5
  1. ↑ "Sd__Kfz__11-1_2cm_Flak_38" kfzderwehrmacht.de http://www.kfzderwehrmacht.de/Homepage_english/Motor_Vehicles/Germany/Hanomag/le__Zgkw__3t/Sd__Kfz__11-1_2cm_Flak_38_-SPG/sd__kfz__11-1_2cm_flak_38_- spg-.html
  2. ↑ "2 cm Flak 38 auf Selbstfahrlafette Zgkw 3t Sd Kfz 11 1" Vvlka.cz https://en.valka.cz/topic/view/10332/2-cm-Flak-38-auf-Selbstfahrlafette-Zgkw-3t-Sd-Kfz-11-1
  3. ↑ "2 cm Flak 38 auf Selbstfahrlafette Zgkw 3t Sd Kfz 11 1" Vvlka.cz https://en.valka.cz/topic/view/10332/2-cm-Flak-38-auf-Selbstfahrlafette-Zgkw-3t-Sd-Kfz-11-1
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