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Kübelwagen/Schwimmwagen: A Visual History of the German Army's Multi-Purpose Vehicle (Visual History Series)

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The Weird and Wonderful pt4 Military VWs", Wheelspin, UK: LTV VWC, July 2000, archived from the original on 9 December 2014 , retrieved 16 April 2012 . The state of US armed forces and their equipment prior to the war was lamentable. Obsolete aircraft, defective torpedoes etc, it would have been impossible for them to join at the start, besides being politically unacceptable. Given the limited time frame, they had to take advantage of the only things they had, manpower, plentiful oil, and production capability, however the equipment was often crude but good enough. No jets, no cruise missiles, no ICBMs, unlike the Germans. Light weight. While it was some 41cm (16in) longer than the Willys MB, it weighed more than 300kg (660lb) less. Speaking of the mechanicals, Intermeccanica’s version of the Kubel uses a fiberglass body mounted on a tubular-steel perimeter frame. Drivetrain and suspension components are from ’66-72 VW T-1 (micro bus).

Our Models". Intermeccanica. Archived from the original on 25 December 2019 . Retrieved 25 December 2019. Der VW Kübelwagen Typ 82 im Zweiten Weltkrieg" by Janusz Piekalkiewicz, published by Motorbuch, Stuttgart in 2002 In January 1938, Hitler’s chauffeur/bodyguard turned SS commander Sepp Dietrich gave Porsche the nod to develop a military version of the Volkswagen.

Type 198: Fitted with a PTO and auxiliary gearbox for starting the engines of armoured fighting vehicles [18] The bodywork, including doors and mudguards, was fashioned from steel by Ambi-Budd Pressewerke. All told, 50,435 were made until 1945. The brief specified that the vehicle should weigh no more than 2090lb (950kg) with four fully kitted-out soldiers onboard, and a maximum of 1210lb (550kg) unladen. These cars lead extremely hard lives and many of the examples you see today have been built with many Technology and performance [ edit ] Type 181's rear axle, featuring the VW portal axle design In orange

EU Titled Liquid Cooled TYP82 Kubelwagen". Intermeccanica. Archived from the original on 25 December 2019 . Retrieved 25 December 2019. This first experience shown indeed the vehicle was satisfactory but needed some changes as requested by the military: The lowest speed had to be reduced from 8 km/h (5.0 mph) to 4 km/h (2.5 mph) (infantry pace). Off-road performances had to be improved by mounting new axles with gear-reduction hubs, providing more torque and more ground-clearance. Dampers were modified with larger 41 cm (16 in) wheels, and a limited slip differential. Very flat and smooth underbody that allowed the car to slide without snags over the surface it was traversing.

Type 82 Kübelwagen specifications

VW Kommandeurwagen Type 87". Archived from the original on 2 February 2015 . Retrieved 2 February 2015.

During the 1960s, several European governments began cooperating on development of a vehicle known as the Europa Jeep, a lightweight, amphibious four-wheel drive vehicle that could be mass-produced for use by various national military and government groups. BAV-485 * MAZ-543 * GAZ 46 * GAZ 67B * GAZ/UAZ-69 * ZIL-131 * GAZ 66 * KrAZ-214 * KrAZ-255 * KrAZ-260 * KZKT-7428 * MAZ-535 * MAZ-537 * MAZ-7310 * Ural 375 * URAL 4320 * ZIL-135 * ZIL-151 * ZIL-157 * ZIL-157/PR-11M * ZIL-6 The VW can take corners a great deal faster than most staff cars, without the swinging tendency of the Jeep.’

That’s roughly twice the value of a comparable Willys, according to the owner of this particular example, Salvador Patrício Gouveia. U.S. War Department, 15 March 1945. Handbook on German Military Forces, TM-E 30-451, Chapter VIII, Section II: Automotive Equipment replacement a reproduction parts. Original parts were used wherever possible and only a few sheet metal parts

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