The schwerer Wehrmachtschlepper is probably one of the most boring German vehicles of the Second World War, yet, its history provides us with interesting insights and a better understanding of the German Armed Forces during the Second World War and also the German industry.
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Hettler, Nicolaus: Nuts & Bolts: Vol. 41: BΓΌssingβs schwerer Wehrmachtschlepper (sWS), armoured and unarmoured variants. Nuts & Bolts Verlag GbR: NeumΓΌnster, Germany, 2018.
Generalstab des Heeres, Org.-Abt. (IIIa): Studie ΓΌber RΓΌstung 1944, 26. Januar 1944.
BArch, RH 2/948: Verschiedene Angelegenheiten der Gruppe III. Bd. 2.
Abel, Friehelm: Kleines Kettenkraftrad Sd. Kfz. 2- Typ HK-101. Podzun-Pallas-Verlag GmbH: Dorheim, 1984.
Schwarzmann, Peter: Panzerketten: Die Gleisketten der deutschen Kettenfahrzeuge des Zweiten Weltkrieges. Brandenburgisches Verlagshaus: KΓΆnigswinter, Germany, 2013.
DatenblΓ€tter fΓΌr Heeres-Waffen, -Fahrzeuge und -GerΓ€t. Pawlas: NΓΌrnberg, Germany, 1976.
https://truck-encyclopedia.com/ww2/germany/Sd.Kfz.8.php
00:00 Intro
00:28 Channel & Patreon
00:56 Just another Half-Track?
01:20 1st Generation Half-Tracks
01:52 2nd Generation Half-Tracks
02:43 3rd Generation Half-Tracks
03:44 Studie RΓΌstung 1944
05:31 Main Differences to the regular Half-Tracks
8:13 Jens Wehner on the Object History
11:09 Armored Variant
11:52 Production Numbers
13:25 Summary
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I'm impressed with the lack of drive shaft. They are suited for supplying thanks to the low impact on the road which makes possible to pass more than ten times compared with 6X6 trucks which create deep traces during rainy season.
Most boring? Oh hell yeah
Na. Halftracks are never boring.
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I think this is best vehicle
It isn't a tank, but it does not look boring to me. A German half track utility vehicle is quite interesting.
I think the word schlepp means to carry something heavy around in Yiddish. And a German utility vehicle has the word 'schlepper' in it. There must be some shared language influence there.
Opinion rejected, any vehicle from JDM and Germans is always been cool except for family's (they send Jew family to holidays)
This is anti-boring, you have no idea how excited I would be to see one in person.
The most boring piece of B S is a Toyota Yarris nuff said. POES Yarris drivers and mankind became extinct from nuclear extinction.
Logistic nightmare.
Heavy Defense Force Tractor…yeah, not much of an attention getter of a name.
It's a half-track, so it's auto cool
Paint it like the Magic School Bus. It wonβt be boring afterwards, trust me.
The type, and models of military vehicles produced for the Wehrmacht is staggering. When compared to the US it is easy to understand the complexity for repairs and spare parts. This surly didn't help the war effort on the German side. Not that it did really matter anyway, as the war was lost for Hitler by the 1941 winter.
Absolut Klasse
Standardization is a necessity. In comparing the number of types of US vehicles (towing vehicles, tractors) produced Germany didn't do too badly.
Also, if I might make a request, unsure if you have this planned at any point, but something covering the Sd.Kfz 234 series would be much appreciated. The whole "Why did the /2 come first?" and "Why was the /2 replaced with the on paper inferior /1 in production?" issue is something i've not been able to answer, as well as some wildly varying dates of introduction from different sources.
I mean something covering the entire German armoured car family from the Sd.Kfz 221 to 234/4 would be amazing, but that's rather a tall order π (especially with the various subvariants, the 6-Rad and 8-Rad versions of the 231/232 etc).
Anyway, thank you for all the videos you've made and continue to make. They're an invaluable resource, and very informative and entertaining π
Since when is a Halbkettenfahrzeug or Halftrack boring? I would say the Opel Blitz for example is way more boring.
In yidish Schlepper means an idiot, or dense person, so the name Wehrmachtschlepper comes off as pretty funny.
4:42 steht G Sd t H Gerneralsdab tes Heeres
Not boring as Germany had little recources in 1944.1945
nothing boring about ANY half track. period..
Did you have to use the "NAZI " word ???????????????????? Du Arschloch π Next time try and use the word " German "
Were there any diesel land vehicles aside from trucks and the Steyr RSO that the Germans used?
I'm tired of these clickbait titles! I was promised boring and I'm still awake. I would like to speak to your manager /commanding officer!
These vehicucles are beautiful
I hope someday you will devote an entire series to Wehrmacht Sprockets. I will gladly supply the monkey.
Honestly even it's name is boring. π
The Armoured version is very cool.
Typical of over engineering by German industry.
GMC and Studebaker trucks π led the allies to victory by employing simple, reliable, standardized vehicles built in the thousands.
With cannibalizing for parts such as the Germans were forced to do in World War II it is inevitable that they got mixed on vehicles during World War II. The surprise is that there are wooden Wheels in the mix.