Germany's Kraftfahrzeug 15 mittlerer Geländegängiger Personenkraftwagen, Kfz 15 car
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Design
The Kraftfahrzeug 15 was another commercial vehicle adapted for military use.1 It could carry four people and there was a trunk for storage.1
The long wheelbase hampered its cross country performance.1
Prototype
Production
- Kraftfahrzeug 15:
- Commercial Vehicles used:
- 1933 - 1938: Horch 8301, Horch 830B11
- 1937 - 1939: Wanderer W23S1
- 1938 - 1940: Mercedes Benz 3401
- Commercial Vehicles used:
Variants
- Kraftfahrzeug 15: Cross country personnel carrier.1
- Kraftfahrzeug 15 Fernspech: Communications.1
- Kraftfahrzeug 15 Funk: Radio car.1
Usage
Specifications
| Kraftfahrzeug 15 | |
|---|---|
| Crew | 11 |
| Passengers | 31 |
| Radio | |
| Physical Characteristics | |
| Weight | 5,302 lb1 2,405 kg1 |
| Length | 14' 7"1 4.44 m1 |
| Height | 5' 8"1 1.73 m1 |
| Width | 5' 6"1 1.68 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 | 3.5 l1 |
| Net HP | 901 |
| Power to weight ratio | |
| Compression ratio | |
| Transmission (Type) | 4 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 | 6.5x201 |
| Wheelbase | 10' 3"1 3.12 m1 |
Sources:
- The Encyclopedia of Weapons of World War II, Chris Bishop, 1998
