Hummel
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8,8cm PaK 43/1 L/71 auf Gsw III/IV (Sf) SdKfz 164 „Nashorn – Hornisse”
A prototype of the Hummel
ammunition carrier Hummel - rear
ammunition carrier Hummel 2
Captured Hummel 2
Captured Hummel 3
Captured Panzerhaubitze Hummel 4
Crew atop a Hummel
destroyed Hummel gun in Berlin 1945
Destroyed Hummel of the 26 Panzer Division Italy 1944
Destroyed late Hummel 2
Early Hummel howitzer
Early Hummels 2
German howitzer Hummel
German self propelled artillery Hummel in field
Hummel "E" on road
Hummel 12 Panzer Division 1944 Kurland
Hummel 150 mm howitzer Ukraine Nikopol
Hummel 150 mm sFH 18/1 howitzer
Hummel 15cm Panzer Haubitze rail transport
Hummel 1943
Hummel 1944 2
Hummel 504
Hummel ammo reloading
Hummel ammunition carrier
Hummel and crew
Hummel and StuG 40
Hummel artillery
Hummel destroyed by internal explosion, Berlin 1945
Hummel from 1st SS Panzer Division "Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler"
Hummel german self propelled artillery
Hummel gun replacement
Hummel howitzer 1944
Hummel howitzer rear view
Hummel howitzers at Kuban
Hummel howitzers ready for firing
Hummel in Berlin 1945
Hummel named Clausewitz Normandy, Summer 1944
Hummel named Heinz Koisar 1943
Hummel of Panzer-Artillerie-Regiment "Hermann Göring"
Hummel of SS-Panzer-Artillerie-Regiment 1 "Leibstandarte Adolf Hitler"
Hummel of the 366 Guards Heavy Self-Propelled Artillery Regiment
Hummel Panzerfeldhaubitze 18M auf Geschützwagen III/IV (Sf), Sd.Kfz. 165
Hummel Panzerhaubitze coded A with winter camouflage
Hummel photo
Hummel rail transport in winter
Hummel Sd.Kfz. 165 15cm schwere Panzerhaubitze auf Geschsutzwagen III/IV (Sf)
Hummel self propelled 150 mm heavy field howitzer
Hummel self propelled artillery
Hummel self propelled gun, late version
Hummel self-propelled artillery SdKfz 165
Hummel with winter camo
Hummel with winterketten tracks, eastern front 1944
Hummels and StuG 40 1944
Moscow 1943 Soviet exhibition of captured German equipment
Munitionstrager Hummel
Munitionstrager Hummel on trailer + Sd.Kfz. 9 Famo
Panzerfeldhaubitze 18M auf Geschützwagen III/IV (Sf) Hummel
Panzerhaubitze Hummel
Panzerhaubitze Hummel crew eastern front 1943
Panzerhaubitze Hummel eastern front 1943
Panzerhaubitze Hummel eastern front 1943 crew
Panzerhaubitze Hummel eastern front 1943 crew in action
Railway transport of the Hummel guns
Self-propelled artillery Hummel winter camouflage
Self-propelled gun Hummel winter
soviet Hummel "53" of the 366th Guards S.P. Artillery Regiment
StuG III and Hummel Fahrschule variant
Hummel (Panzerfeldhaubitze 18M auf Geschützwagen III/IV (Sf) Hummel, Sd.Kfz. 165, Gerät 807) was a self-propelled heavy howitzer based on the Geschützwagen III/IV chassis, armed with a 15 cm howitzer. It was used by the German Wehrmacht during the Second World War from late 1942 until the end of the war.
Specifications:
| crew | 7 |
|
armor |
hull:front: 30 mm, side: 20 mm, rear: 20 mm, top: 15 mm
turret: front, sides and rear: 10 mm |
| mainarmament | 15 cm sFH 18/1 L/30 (18 rounds); traverse: 13° left and 15° right; elevation: -3° – +42°; range: 12250 m |
| secondaryarmament | 1 x MG34/42; 2 x MP40 |
| weight (kg) | 23458 |
| length (mm) | 8440 |
| length (mm) | 7170 |
| width (mm) | 2950 |
| height (mm) | 2940 |
| track base (mm) | 2450 |
| ground pressure (kg/cm2) | 0,85 |
| engine | Maybach HL 120 TRM, 300 hp at 3000 rpm. 12 cylinder, liquid-cooled, gasoline 11867 cm3 |
| transmission | ZF SSG 77, 6 forward, 1 reverse |
| fuel capacity (l) | 470 |
| fuel consumption (l) (road / off road) | 200 / 350 |
| range (road km/ off-road km) | 215 / 130 |
| max speed (road/ off-road km/h) | 42 / 20-25 |
| tracks | 400 mm |
| ground contact length (mm) | 3800 |
| number of links per trac | 104 |
| ground clearance (mm) | 400 |
| trench crossing (mm) | 2300 |
| vertical obstacle (mm) | 600 |
| fording ability (mm) | 800 |
| climbing ability (degrees) | 30 |
| turning circle (mm) | 5920 |
| manufacturer | Alkett, Deutsche - Eisenwerke Duisburg |
| chassis numbers | 320001- ?, 325001 -? |
| production: | 724 + 157 Munitionsträger carriers |