SdKfz 8

[Tanker Mike]

Greetings,

I know GHQ does not sell the SdKfz 8 12 ton half-track in individual packs but is it any other packs like towed artillery or AT guns?

Mike

[Hoth_902]

Isn't that the prime mover for every gun that ghq has for Germany?

[Tanker Mike]

Isn't that the prime mover for every gun that ghq has for Germany?

The SdKfz 7/10/11 are used for the AT guns. The Flak 36 is towed by a SdKfz 7 as well plus some of the other AT guns are towed by an SdKfz 11. The towed artillery does not list what kind half-tracks are used but they look like SdKfz 7 but could be an 8, Externally both look the same to my eyes considering the 1/285 scale.

Mike

[Gazza]

The towed artillery does not list what kind half-tracks are used

I don't remember if they orginally listed them (or if I guessed) but in my spreadsheet I have packs G134 and G135 (the 15cm and 10.5cm respectively) as having SdKfz 7 tractors.

but they look like SdKfz 7 but could be an 8

They do look similar but the SdKfz 8 is rather larger. A quick look on Wikipedia give the repective lengths as 6.85m and 7.35m long which makes the SdKfz 8 50cm longer than the SdKfz 7. Which is about 1.75mm in 1/285 scale (and about 0.5mm wider and higher)

Externally both look the same to my eyes considering the 1/285 scale.

There is that of course

[Gazza]

The towed artillery does not list what kind half-tracks are used

I don't remember if they orginally listed them (or if I guessed) but in my spreadsheet I have packs G134 and G135 (the 15cm and 10.5cm respectively) as having SdKfz 7 tractors.

but they look like SdKfz 7 but could be an 8

They do look similar but the SdKfz 8 is rather larger. A quick look on Wikipedia give the repective lengths as 6.85m and 7.35m long which makes the SdKfz 8 50cm longer than the SdKfz 7. Which is about 1.75mm in 1/285 scale (and about 0.5mm wider and higher)

Externally both look the same to my eyes considering the 1/285 scale.

There is that of course

<edit> Apologies for the use of metric. The maths was easier.