Hummel

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15 cm schwere Panzerhaubitze auf Geschsutzwagen III/IV (Sf) Hummel

15 cm schwere Panzerhaubitze auf Geschsutzwagen III/IV (Sf) Hummel

Nashorn tank destroyer

8,8cm PaK 43/1 L/71 auf Gsw III/IV (Sf) SdKfz 164 „Nashorn – Hornisse”

A prototype of the Hummel

A prototype of the Hummel

ammunition carrier Hummel

ammunition carrier Hummel - rear

interior of Hummel

ammunition carrier Hummel 2

Captured Hummel 2

Captured Hummel 2

Captured Hummel 3

Captured Hummel 3

Captured Hummel 4

Captured Panzerhaubitze Hummel 4

Crew atop a Hummel howitzer

Crew atop a Hummel

destroyed Hummel gun in Berlin 1945

destroyed Hummel gun in Berlin 1945

Hummel of the 26 Panzer Division Italy 1944

Destroyed Hummel of the 26 Panzer Division Italy 1944

Late Hummel Panzerhaubitze

Destroyed late Hummel 2

Early Hummel

Early Hummel howitzer

Early Hummel howitzers 2

Early Hummels 2

Hummel howitzer 9

German howitzer Hummel

German self propelled artillery Hummel in field

German self propelled artillery Hummel in field

Hummel howitzer code E on road

Hummel "E" on road

Hummel 12 Panzer Division 1944 Kurland

Hummel 12 Panzer Division 1944 Kurland

Hummel 150 mm howitzer Ukraine Nikopol

Hummel 150 mm howitzer Ukraine Nikopol

Hummel 150 mm sFH 18/1 howitzer

Hummel 150 mm sFH 18/1 howitzer

Hummel 15cm Panzer Haubitze rail transport

Hummel 15cm Panzer Haubitze rail transport

Hummel spg

Hummel 1943

Hummel 1944 2

Hummel 1944 2

Hummel SPG 504

Hummel 504

Hummel maultier

Hummel ammo reloading

Hummel ammunition carrier

Hummel ammunition carrier

Hummel howitzer 15cm schwere Panzerhaubitze auf Geschsützwagen III/IV (Sf)

Hummel and crew

Hummel and StuG 40

Hummel and StuG 40

Hummel SPG

Hummel artillery

Hummel howitzer in Berlin 1945

Hummel destroyed by internal explosion, Berlin 1945

Hummel of the 1th Panzer Division SS Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler

Hummel from 1st SS Panzer Division "Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler"

Hummel german self propelled artillery

Hummel german self propelled artillery

Hummel gun replacement

Hummel gun replacement

Hummel 1944

Hummel howitzer 1944

Self-propelled gun Hummel rear

Hummel howitzer rear view

Hummels at Kuban

Hummel howitzers at Kuban

Hummel howitzers ready for firing

Hummel howitzers ready for firing

Hummel in Berlin 1945

Hummel in Berlin 1945

Hummel „110” named Clausewitz Normandy, Summer 1944

Hummel named Clausewitz Normandy, Summer 1944

Hummel Panzerhaubitze Heinz Koisar 1943

Hummel named Heinz Koisar 1943

Hummel Hermann Göring division

Hummel of Panzer-Artillerie-Regiment "Hermann Göring"

Hummel of Leibstandarte Adolf Hitler

Hummel of SS-Panzer-Artillerie-Regiment 1 "Leibstandarte Adolf Hitler"

Captured Hummel in Wien 1945

Hummel of the 366 Guards Heavy Self-Propelled Artillery Regiment

Hummel Panzerfeldhaubitze 18M auf Geschützwagen III/IV (Sf), Sd.Kfz. 165

Hummel Panzerfeldhaubitze 18M auf Geschützwagen III/IV (Sf), Sd.Kfz. 165

Hummel coded A

Hummel Panzerhaubitze coded A with winter camouflage

Hummel german 150 mm howitzer

Hummel photo

Hummel rail transport in winter

Hummel rail transport in winter

Hummel Sd.Kfz. 165 15cm schwere Panzerhaubitze auf Geschsutzwagen III/IV (Sf)

Hummel Sd.Kfz. 165 15cm schwere Panzerhaubitze auf Geschsutzwagen III/IV (Sf)

Hummel self propelled 150mm heavy field howitzer

Hummel self propelled 150 mm heavy field howitzer

Hummel self propelled artillery

Hummel self propelled artillery

Sd.Kfz.165 Hummel late version

Hummel self propelled gun, late version

Hummel self-propelled gun

Hummel self-propelled artillery SdKfz 165

Panzerhaubitze Hummel

Hummel with winter camo

Hummel with winterketten tracks, eastern front 1944

Hummel with winterketten tracks, eastern front 1944

Hummels and StuG 40 1944

Hummels and StuG 40 1944

Hummel Moscow 1943

Moscow 1943 Soviet exhibition of captured German equipment

Munitionstrager Hummel

Munitionstrager Hummel

Munitionstrager Hummel on trailer + Sd.Kfz. 9 Famo

Munitionstrager Hummel on trailer + Sd.Kfz. 9 Famo

Hummel

Panzerfeldhaubitze 18M auf Geschützwagen III/IV (Sf) Hummel

Panzerhaubitze Hummel

Panzerhaubitze Hummel

Panzerhaubitze Hummel interior, crew in acton, eastern front 1943

Panzerhaubitze Hummel crew eastern front 1943

Panzerhaubitze Hummel eastern front 1943

Panzerhaubitze Hummel eastern front 1943

Panzerhaubitze Hummel eastern front 1943 crew

Panzerhaubitze Hummel eastern front 1943 crew

Panzerhaubitze Hummel eastern front 1943 crew in action

Panzerhaubitze Hummel eastern front 1943 crew in action

Railway transport of the Hummel guns

Railway transport of the Hummel guns

Self-propelled artillery Hummel winter camouflage

Self-propelled artillery Hummel winter camouflage

Hummel winter

Self-propelled gun Hummel winter

Soviet Hummel of the 366th Guards S.P. Artillery Regiment

soviet Hummel "53" of the 366th Guards S.P. Artillery Regiment

StuG III and Hummel Fahrschule variant

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