France's Unic Kégresse P 107, Unic P107 half track
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Design
Was originally designed and produced by Citröen3 and Kégresse later improved it with rubber-based tracks.2 The P 107 began to appear in the late 1930s.2 It was produced in artillery tractor3 and engineering types.2
Prototype
Production
- Unic P107: over 2,0003
- Manufacturer: Unic2,3, Citröen-Kégresse2
Variants
- P 107?: Artillery tractor.2 Crew of five to seven.2 Soft cover over the crew space.2 Ammunition was located in lockers at the rear.2
- P 107?: Engineering half track.2 Cargo area was open.2 Towed trailer with engineering equipment.2
Usage
By 1939 the P 107s were in service with the French Army.2
German Use
Many of the captured P 107s remained in France to be used by German units stationed there.2
- leichter Zugkraftwagen U 304(f): Installed the FuG Spr d radio.1
- Used to tow: 37 mm Pak 35/362, 75 mm Pak 97/382, 7.5cm PaK40, 10.5cm leFH18
- leichter Schützenpanzerwagen U304(f): Hulls from the SdKfz 250 series were installed onto the chassis.2 Some used as ambulances.2
Specifications
| Unic Kégresse P 107 | |
|---|---|
| Crew | 13, 2, 51, 5 - 72 |
| Passengers | 3 - 5, 63 |
| Physical Characteristics | |
| Weight | 2.31 tons3, 5 tons1 |
| Weight - empty | 5,181 lb2 2,350 kg2 |
| Weight - loaded | 8,929 lb2 4,050 kg2 |
| Length w/gun | 15' 10.9"2, 15' 11"3 4.85 m1,2,3 |
| Length w/o gun | |
| Height | 6' 4"3, 6' 4.8"2 1.95 m2,3 |
| Width | 5' 10.9"2, 5' 11"3 1.8 m1,2,3 |
| Ground clearance | |
| Ground contact length | |
| Ground pressure (psi) | |
| Turret ring diameter | |
| Armament | |
| Main | |
| Secondary | |
| MG | |
| Side arms | |
| Quantity | |
| Main | |
| Secondary | |
| MG | |
| Side arms | |
| Armor Thickness (mm) | |
| Hull Front, Upper | 10@30°1 |
| Hull Front, Lower | 10@20°1 |
| Hull Sides, Upper | 8@20°1 |
| Hull Sides, Lower | 8@20°1 |
| Hull Rear | 8@10°1 |
| Hull Top | Open1 |
| Hull Bottom | 8@90°1 |
| Turret Front | |
| Turret Sides | |
| Turret Rear | |
| Turret Top | |
| Engine (Make / Model) | Unic P391 |
| Cylinders | 42,3 |
| Net HP | 552,3 |
| Transmission | 4x2 forward, 1x2 reverse.1 |
| Fuel Type | Gasoline3 |
| Octane | |
| Capacity | |
| Performance | |
| Traverse | |
| Speed - Road | 28 mph2,3 45 kph1,2,3 |
| Speed - Cross Country | |
| Range - Road | 248.5 miles2,3 400 km1,2,3 |
| Turning Radius | |
| Elevation Limits | |
| Fording depth | |
| Trench crossing | |
| Vertical Obstacle | |
| Suspension (Type) | |
| Wheels each side | |
| Return rollers each side | |
| Track length | |
| Tires | |
| Track width | |
| Track centers/tread |
Sources:
- Encyclopedia of German Tanks of World War Two, Peter Chamberlain and Hilary Doyle, 1999
- The Encyclopedia of Weapons of World War II, Chris Bishop, 1998
- Western Allied Tanks 1939-45, David Porter, 2009
