Germany's Daimler-Benz G5 car
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Design
Starting out as a private venture the Daimler-Benz G5 was adopted for military use.1
The G5 had four wheel drive.1
Prototype
Production
- Daimler-Benz G5: 3781
- Production: 1937 - 19411
Variants
Usage
Few of the G5s were used by the Wehrmacht.1
Specifications
| Daimler-Benz G5 | |
|---|---|
| Crew | |
| Passengers | |
| Radio | |
| Physical Characteristics | |
| Weight | 3,593 lb1 1,630 kg1 |
| Length | 14' 10"1 4.52 m1 |
| Height | 5' 11"1 1.8 m1 |
| Width | 5' 7"1 1.7 m1 |
| Ground clearance | |
| Ground pressure | |
| Armament | |
| MG | |
| Side arms | |
| Quantity | |
| MG | |
| Side arms | |
| Armor Thickness (mm) | |
| Engine (Make / Model) | 1: Mercedes-Benz1 |
| Bore / stroke | |
| Cooling | |
| Cylinders | 61 |
| Capacity | |
| Net HP | 901 |
| Power to weight ratio | |
| Compression ratio | |
| Transmission (Type) | 5 forward, 1 reverse1 |
| Steering | |
| Steering ratio | |
| Starter | |
| Electrical system | |
| Ignition | |
| Fuel (Type) | Gasoline1 |
| Octane | |
| Quantity | |
| Road consumption | |
| Cross country consumption | |
| Performance | |
| Traverse | |
| Speed - Road | |
| Speed - Cross Country | |
| Range - Road | |
| Range - Cross Country | |
| Turning radius | |
| Fording depth | |
| Trench crossing | |
| Vertical obstacle | |
| Climbing ability | |
| Suspension (Type) | |
| Tires | 5.50 x 181 |
| Wheelbase | 9' 2"1 2.79 m1 |
Sources:
- The Encyclopedia of Weapons of World War II, Chris Bishop, 1998
