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Recognising the
excellent tractive force and cross-country ability of half tracks, the German
Army Ordnance Bureau decided in 1932 to develop six military half tracks, from a
1-ton to a large 18-ton tractor. Different car makers were ordered to develop
one of these.
Krauss-Maffeir in
Munich took charge of an 8-ton half tracks. Because this firm had given
attention and study to half tracks since 1928, they completed a prototype, named
KMm7 as early as 1933. It soon developed into the KMm8 and KMm9, and in 1936 the
KMm10 was put into production. It was not until the KMm10 was born that the
8-ton half track was officially designated "Medium 8-ton Tractor (Sd.Kfz-7). The
last production model, KMm11 was completed in 1938 and put into production
immediately.
The production of
the 8-ton half track totalled about 1,200 in number by the end of World War II.
One of these models was the 8-ton half track with 20mm four-barrelled AA machine
gun (Sd.kfz 7/1)
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TS-4 - German Grey |
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X-11 - Chrome Silver |
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XF-1 - Flat Black |
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XF-10 - Flat Brown |
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XF-49 - Khaki |
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XF-56 - Metallic Grey |
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XF-63 - German Grey |
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XF-65 - Field Grey |
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