AFV Modeller - Issue 05 - 5 - Xtreme detail. Sdkfz 11

detail Sdkfz 11 Photographs courtesy of Thomas Anderson

A le. Zgkw. 3 to of an artillery unit in the east. The rear construction is protected by the tarpaulin, the gun commander however opened his roof section. In the background Pz.Kpfw. 38 (t) wait for further action. (Photo Wilke)

Moving into position, the gun commander stands in order to ‘den Überblick zu bewahren’ protect the overview. The vehicle shows the tactical sign of the 1. battery. (Photo Wilke)

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A team of the artillery regiment 13 (13. Pz.Div.) during the initial phase of Barbarossa. The tactical sign (cross in a circle) is visible. The 10,5 cm le. F.H. 18 weighed approximately 2 to, the le. Zgkw. therefore was ideal for this gun. (Photo Konetzny)

This le. Zgkw. of the 5. SS Pz.Div. "Wiking" pulls a truck through muddy terrain in southern Russia. The vehicle shows remains of a winter camouflage, in the spring 1944 surely not very helpful. (Photo archive Baumann) 39

This le. Zgkw. of 5. SS Pz.Div. Wiking serves as a tractor for a 15 cm s.I.G. 33, the photo was also taken in the spring of 1944. Tractor and gun show the dark-yellow basic color without any camouflage, beside mud. (Photo archive Baumann)

A vehicle of Stug. Abt. 185, numbered 2, in Russia's dusty steppe. The crew gather to a group photo. (Photo Hase)

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This 7,5 cm Pak 40 team of an unidentified air force field unit found it´s end at the Ostfront. Tractor and anti tank gun show a sprayed camouflage of brown and darkgreen stripes over dark-yellow basic color. A stylized "B" is conspicuous at (Photo the stern. Netrebenko)

This photo shows the final production type of the leichte Zugkraftwagen. From end of 1944, the sheet metal construction was replaced with a wood pallet. Later, the vehicle got a simplified frontal part with Einheitsführerhaus. (Photo Buchner)

The Stug. Abt. 185 had some le. Zgkw. with pioneer body in it´s inventory. This photo shows such a vehicle during rail transport to the eastern border prior to the attack on Russia, May 1941. All doors are locked with tarpaulins, a white number 1 is painted to the driver´s door. (Photo Hase)

Officers of "Wiking" found comfortable accomodation in the rear of a le. Zgkw. The Sd.Kfz. 11 offered place for 6 men, separated from driver and gun leader by the ammunition bay. (Photo archive Baumann)

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The Nb.L.Rgt. 1 on the march to the Russian border. The vehicles are towing 15 cm NW 41. The battery leader informs his men of the beginning of operation Barbarossa. (Photo Sander)

This photo shows the rear of a Nebelwerferkraftwagen. In contrast to the le. Zugkraftwagen the body showed doors at the rear. (Photo Sander)

A Nebelwerferkraftwagen at the technical service, the garrison of Celle, 1940. This is presumably a Sd.Kfz. 11/1 since a soldier stands between the ammunition mountings. (Photo Sander) 42

A Nebelwerferkraftwagen posing for the camera. This driver shows the typical behavior of half-tracks when overcoming hilltops - the front axle hovers in the air. (Photo Sander)

The vehicles were used for various tasks. Here, a Sd.Kfz. 11 of the Stug.Abt. 185 tows a 5 to trailor. On the tractor two pioneer bridges are stacked. (Photo Hase)

In June 1941 the Nb.L.Rgt. 1 was transferred eastwards. Here, a Nebelwerferkraftwagen is being unloaded. (Photo Sander)

The mittlere Entgiftungskraftwagen (decontamination vehicle, Sd.Kfz. 11/2) belonged to the more specialized vehicles of the Nebeltruppe. Since the decontamination service never saw combat, the existing mittlere Entgiftungskraftwagen were used for other applications. This vehicle of the Nb.L.Rgt. 1 was allotted to the workshop and carried a battery charger. The side windows are covered according to army regulations. (Photo Sander)

This Nebelwerferkraftwagen (possibly Sd.Kfz. 11/1) was assigned to the Nebel-Lehr-Regiment 1. On the driver´s door rail transport directions are stencilled in black. Noteworthy are the window insets at the door. (Photo Sander)

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