SdKfz 6

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Bussing-NAG Sd.Kfz. 6

Bussing-NAG 5t Zugkraftwagen Sd.Kfz. 6 WH-24980

SdKfz 6 Halftrack

Bussing-NAG mittlerer Zugkraftwagen 5to SdKfz 6 Halftrack front view

Destroyed Sd.Kfz. 6 – Sd.Kfz. 6/2 Selbstfahrlafette 3,7 cm FlaK 36 auf Fahrgestell Zugkraftwagen 5 t

Destroyed Sd.Kfz. 6 - Sd.Kfz. 6/2 Selbstfahrlafette 3,7 cm FlaK 36 auf Fahrgestell Zugkraftwagen 5 t

Early Sdkfz 7

Early Sd.kfz. 7, side view

SdKfz 6

Early SdKfz 6 halftrack

Early Sdkfz 6 halftrack

Early Sdkfz 6 halftrack

Early Sdkfz 7 medium halftrack 2

Early Sdkfz 7 medium halftrack

Early SdKfz 7 half-tracked prime mover with trailer

Early SdKfz 7 with trailer

Flak half-track SdKfz 6/2

Flak half-track SdKfz 6/2

SdKfz 6/2

FlaK36 auf Fahrgestell Zugkraftwagen 5t SdKfz 6/2

Zugkraftwagen 5to SdKfz 6

France 1940 near Sedan Zugkraftwagen 5to SdKfz 6

German Army SdKfz 6 half track vehicle

German Army SdKfz 6 halftrack vehicle

german half tracks Sd.kfz. 6/2 flak 37mm

german half tracks Sd.kfz. 6/2 flak36 37mm

German halftrack Sd.Kfz. 6

German halftrack Sd.Kfz. 6

German halftrack Sd.Kfz. 6 during trials

German halftrack Sd.Kfz. 6 during trials

German halftrack Sdkfz 7

German halftrack Sdkfz 7

German medium half track SdKfz 6/1 – artillery tractor

German medium half track SdKfz 6/1

German medium halftrack SdKfz 6/1 towing gun

German medium halftrack SdKfz 6/1 towing gun

German medium halftrack Sdkfz 7 towing Flak 88

German medium halftrack Sdkfz 7 towing Flak 88

German medium halftrack Sdkfz 7 towing gun

German medium halftrack Sdkfz 7 towing gun

German SdKfz 6/1 5 ton Medium Artillery Halftrack

German SdKfz 6/1 5 ton Medium Artillery Halftrack towing gun eastern front 1941

German SdKfz 6/2 – FlaK36 auf Fahrgestell Zugkraftwagen 5t (Sd.Kfz. 6/2)

German SdKfz 6/2 - FlaK36 auf Fahrgestell Zugkraftwagen 5t (Sd.Kfz. 6/2)

German Troops in SdKfz 6 Towing 10,5 cm leFH 18 in Prague 1939

German Troops in SdKfz 6 Towing 10,5 cm leFH 18 in Prague 1939

German WW2 medium halftrack SdKfz 6

German WW2 medium halftrack SdKfz 6 with trailer

German Halftrack Sdkfz 6/1 Zugkraftwagen 5 t mit Artillerie-Aufbau

Halftrack Sdkfz 6/1 Zugkraftwagen 5 t mit Artillerie-Aufbau

medium halftrack SdKfz 6 rail transport

medium halftrack SdKfz 6 rail transport

mittlerer Zugkraftwagen SdKfz 6

mittlerer Zugkraftwagen 5t SdKfz 6

Sdkfz 6/1 side view

mittlerer Zugkraftwagen 5t Sdkfz 6/1 side view

Sdkfz 6 during the Russian „Rasputitsa” muddy season

Mud covered wehrmacht SdKfz 6

7,5 cm Kanone L/41 auf Zugkraftwagen 5t from Afrika Korps

Panzer-Selbstfahrlafette II 7,5 cm Kanone L/41 auf Zugkraftwagen 5t from Afrika Korps

Sd.Kfz. 6

Sd.Kfz. 6 mittlerer Zugkraftwagen 5t

Sd.Kfz. 6/2 Selbstfahrlafette 3,7-cm FlaK 36 auf Fahrgestell Zugkraftwagen 5 t – self propelled anti aircraft gun

Sd.Kfz. 6/2 Selbstfahrlafette 3,7-cm FlaK 36 auf Fahrgestell Zugkraftwagen 5 t - self propelled anti aircraft gun

SdKfz 6 5ton medium Halftrack

SdKfz 6 5ton Halftrack

SdKfz 6 towing 10,5 cm leFH 18

SdKfz 6 and 10,5 cm leFH 18 Eastern Front 1941

SdKfz 6 anti aircraft variant – Sd.Kfz. 6/2 Selbstfahrlafette 3,7 cm FlaK 36 auf Fahrgestell Zugkraftwagen 5 t

SdKfz 6 anti aircraft variant - Sd.Kfz. 6/2 Selbstfahrlafette 3,7 cm FlaK 36 auf Fahrgestell Zugkraftwagen 5 t

Sdkfz 6 halftrack 8

Sdkfz 6 german halftrack

Sdkfz 6 halftrack 9

Sdkfz 6 German halftrack

Sdkfz 6 German medium halftrack – left view

Sdkfz 6 German medium halftrack

Sdkfz 6 medium halftrack 1

Sdkfz 6 halftrack

Sdkfz 6 halftrack 10

Sdkfz 6 halftrack

SdKfz 6

SdKfz 6 of the 3. Panzer-Division

SdKfz 6 of the Artillerie-Regiment 75

SdKfz 6 WH-240326 of the Artillerie-Regiment 75 in Eberswalde 1939

German artillery tractor SdKfz 6/1

SdKfz 6/1 German 5ton medium halftrack

German medium halftrack Sdkfz 6/1

Sdkfz 6/1 German medium halftrack

Sdkfz 6/1 halftrack – artillery version

Sdkfz 6/1 halftrack - artillery version

SdKfz 6 towing a gun

SdKfz 6/1 mit artillerie-aufbau

SdKfz 6/2 half-tracks

SdKfz 6/2 half-tracks on firing position

SdKfz 6/2

SdKfz 6/2 of the Luftwaffe

SdKfz 6/2 from Waffen SS

SdKfz 6/2 of the Waffen SS in action

sdkfz 6/2 with 37 mm flak 36

sdkfz 6/2 with 37mm flak 36

SdKfz 6/2 with trailer

SdKfz 6/2 with trailer

SdKfz 6/3 of the Afrika Korps

SdKfz 6/3 of the Afrika Korps

Selbstfahrlafette Sd.Kfz. 6/2

Selbstfahrlafette Sd.Kfz. 6/2 auf Fahrgestell des m. Zgkw 5t mit 3,7cm Flak 36 - AA halftrack

Self propelled anti aircraft gun SdKfz 6/2 with trailer – Selbstfahrlafette (Sd. Kfz. 6/2) auf Fahrgestell des m. Zgkw 5t mit 3,7cm Flak 36

Self propelled anti aircraft gun sdkfz 6/2 with trailer

The charred remnants of a German anti aircraft halftrack Sd.Kfz. 6/2

The charred remnants of a German anti-aircraft halftrack Sd.Kfz. 6/2

wehrmacht halftrack SdKfz 6

wehrmacht halftrack SdKfz 6

halftrack SdKfz 6

wehrmacht halftrack SdKfz 6

wehrmacht halftrack SdKfz 6 5

wehrmacht halftrack SdKfz 6

Wehrmacht medium halftrack SdKfz 6 2

Wehrmacht medium halftrack Sd.Kfz. 6 - 2

Wehrmacht medium halftrack SdKfz 6 4

Wehrmacht medium halftrack SdKfz 6

Wehrmacht medium halftrack SdKfz 6/1

Wehrmacht medium halftrack SdKfz 6/1 towing a 10,5 cm leichte Feldhaubitze 18

Wehrmacht soldiers next to a SdKfz 6/1

Wehrmacht soldiers next to a SdKfz 6/1 artillery halftrack

Wehrmacht soldiers standing next to a SdKfz 6

Wehrmacht soldiers standing next to a SdKfz 6

SdKfz 6 (Mittlerer Zugkraftwagen 5 t Büssing-NAG Typ BN9 - Sonderkraftfahrzeug 6) was a half-track military vehicle used by the German Wehrmacht during the Second World War. Variants: Sd.Kfz. 6/1 - artillery variant used for towing various guns. Sd.Kfz. 6/2 - 3.7cm FlaK36 auf Fahrgestell Zugkraftwagen 5t. AA Sd.Kfz. 6 armed with a 3,7 cm Flakvierling 36 (traverse: 360°, elevation: -8° +85°). The rear superstructure of the Sd.Kfz. 6 was designed for the Flak 36 so that the sides folded down to provide an adequate platform for 360° traverse. Ammo was carried in a special single axle trailer. Production: 339. Sd.Kfz. 6/3 - 7.62 cm FK36(r) auf Panzerjäger Selbstfahrlafette Zugkraftwagen 5t. SdKfz 6 armed with a captured Soviet 76,2 mm field gun F-22 (german designation: FK36(r) or FK296(r) ) in an armored superstructure. Traverse: 30° right and left; armor: 10 mm, crew: 5, production: 9. Bibliography:

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