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  caption Krupp Kfv70 on display at Deutsches Panzermuseum , Germany
  type Artillery Tractor / Utility truck
  is Vehicle yes
  wars World War II
  designer Krupp
  manufacturer Krupp
  production Date 1933 to 1942
  number 7000
  variants Several, see text
  weight 2450 kg
  length 510 m
  width 193 m
  height 196 m
  crew 2 + passengers
  armour None
  engine Krupp Boxer Motor , 33 liters
  engine Power 60 hp
  fuel Capacity 110 liters
  vehicle Range 450 km
  speed 70 km/h


The Krupp "Protze" was a six-wheeled German truck and Artillery Tractor used by German forces in World War II . It was powered by a 60 hp Krupp M 304 4-cylinder engine. Its main purpose was to tow artillery, especially the PaK 36 . It was also used to transport infantry and other utility uses.

This vehicle was extensively used on the Eastern Front , North African Campaign and in France and Sicily . The Protze, commonly called the 'Boxer' was of simple design, and was mass-manufactured between 1933 and 1942. Total production was about 7000 units.


VARIANTS

A successful design, the Protze was converted into several variant configurations

  • Kfz.19 - Telephone truck

  • Kfz.21 - Staff car

  • Kfz.68 - Radio mast carrier

  • Kfz.69 - Standard configuration for towing the PaK 36

  • Kfz.70 - Standard configuration for personnel carrying

  • Kfz.81 - Ammo carrier conversion for 2 Cm FlaK gun, usually towed

  • Kfz.83 - Generator carrier for anti-aircraft spotlight, usually towed

  • SdKfz.247 - Armoured Personnel Carrier , only 20 built


Sometimes antitank and flak guns were mounted directly on the bed of the truck.


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