Special Kfz-1
| Special Kfz-1 | |
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Special Kfz-1 |
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| General properties | |
| crew | 2 (driver, commander) + 3 infantrymen |
| length | 5 m |
| width | 2.25 m |
| height | 2.55 m |
| Dimensions | 4.4 tons |
| Armor and armament | |
| Main armament | a Soviet 7.62 mm MG DT or a German 7.92 mm MG 34 in the turret |
| agility | |
| drive | 4-stroke gasoline engine / R4, air cooling, 3,000 cm³ 55 PS (40 kW) |
| suspension | Leaf suspension |
| Top speed | 80 km / h (road) |
| Power / weight | |
The Sonder-Kfz-1 (SK-1) was a light combat vehicle that was put into service with the Barracked People's Police of the GDR in 1953/54 . The vehicle was based on the chassis of the Phenomenon Granit 30K truck . Due to the increased weight, the rear axle was converted with twin tires and reinforced springs. The special Kfz-1 was designed for use on paved roads and had a fording ability of 0.82 m. Other types of vehicle were planned for use as communication vehicles and telephone vehicles.
From the mid-1950s, Soviet armored personnel carriers could be imported into the GDR, which were used in the NVA . The Sonder Kfz-1 were handed over to the working class combat groups for property protection. The combat groups used the vehicles on August 13, 1961 during the construction of the Berlin Wall . The Sonder-Kfz-1 was the only armored vehicle mass-produced in the GDR.
The special Kfz-1 at the roll call of the Berlin combat groups on August 23, 1961 in Stalinallee .
The special Kfz-1 1961 on a parade in Stalinstadt ( Eisenhüttenstadt ).
Special vehicle 1 in the Saxon commercial vehicle museum in Hartmannsdorf
literature
- Jörg Siegert : NVA tanks, wheeled vehicles 1956–1990 . 2nd Edition. Motorbuchverlag, Stuttgart 2010, ISBN 978-3-613-03016-9 .
