More useful than you think. The tracks give it a wider turning radius though, wouldn't be surprised if they had brakes on the individual tracks to help with that, but the whole idea of the half track is it's more all-terrain than a normal truck and it supports more weight which allows it to be armoured to the point of being bulletproof to small arms fire, and on the front it's resistant to .50 caliber and AT rifle fire thanks to clever angling.
The answer was given by the german army: Initially they were designed to pull artillery, because of the front wheels the turning is more gentle so the artillery suffers less. The german army units sometimes complained when the fully tracked "Ostschlepper" was used that the artillery suffered when turns were made.
Robert H. Goddard: The Father of Rocketry Actually, I believe they had a sort of power steering in that the tracks would spin at different speeds as the steering wheel was turned to aid in turning.
@@roberth.goddardthefatherof6376 They steered very well compared to the american half tracks. SdKfz had differential steering when the radius had to be small and they where way better off-road because of the longer tracks. The differential steering is activated by turning more then 2/3, don't know where you got the information that they didint know how to steer the vehicle :)
@ 1:02 the Knight tactical marking is from the 505th s.Pz.Abt 505 In yellow on the front it looks as if the vehicle served as a Battalion Staff vehicle for the s.Pz.Abt 505 As the Yellow tactical symbol is a dark pennant over a Panzer tactical symbol.
Thanks for responding. Do you know of any photos or clips on the web in which it is easy to compare the sizes of some or all of the German halftracks: 1t, 3t, 5t, 8t, 12t, 18t? I'm thinking of them psearch.hmynewswire.co/?uid=61c38600-6376-4e37-9511-b5e86a9037a0&uc=20170811&ap=appfocus1&source=news-googledisplay-v2-bb8&page=newtab&implementation_id=currentnews_4.0.17epros, with as them parked next to one another. Here in the US, we only see sd.kfz. 251 repros using OT 810s as donor vehicles.
Maybe in this video, from 2:51 ruclips.net/video/Aov8nqkKwSc/видео.htmlm51s You will see Sd.Kfz 10, 251, 7, 11 and 9 passing in front of the camera in a similar angle
Dang, hearing the actual sounds of German armor with headphones, I can imagine the horror it was to see these vehicles roll into many towns and cities across Europe. Truly frightening.
Nyamuk Gentayangan maybe because the orginizers of militracks didn't want to go trough a fuck ton of paper work when they aren't even going to use them
Love seeing these Half~Track vehicles are well maintained for the next Generations to learn & enjoy! Machinery are impartial , we must use them to do good , we just didn't like the Racist Totalitarian Nazism! 🕯🌍🌷🌿💖🕊
Funny how you didn't go anywhere that I couldn't go in my bone stock 1969 VW beetle! Also, funny how you drove on a road the entire time. Guess "off road" means different things to different people. I would think you couldn't even see a road if you were driving "off road". Pretty silly video really,
German war machines were all so cool and beautiful. That Sdkfz.251 is one of the most badass looking machines ever.
I find it looks very futuristic for a vehicle from the 30s.
@@wilhufftarkin8543 sometimes i feel surreal when seeing vehicles like mark iv tank in actual battlefield pictures, they look so steampunk
they looks pretty modern indeed
Mechanized Infantry crossing the Adrenns, 1940 colorized.
@_jeff _ more like Rommel crossing the dunes.
Mechanized Tourists
German school bus 1939
Please let this be a normal field trip...
_jeff _ CRUSIN’ DOWN WARSAW
YOU’RE RELAXIN FEELIN’ GOOD
NEXT THING THAT YOU KNOW YOU’RE SEEIN’
GERMANS IN FRANCE!
@@rebelspartan3714 "No hans this *Amazing* field trip"
@_jeff _ WITH THE *FRITZ* NO WAY
I sometimes wonder how useful the front wheels really were...
More useful than you think. The tracks give it a wider turning radius though, wouldn't be surprised if they had brakes on the individual tracks to help with that, but the whole idea of the half track is it's more all-terrain than a normal truck and it supports more weight which allows it to be armoured to the point of being bulletproof to small arms fire, and on the front it's resistant to .50 caliber and AT rifle fire thanks to clever angling.
The answer was given by the german army: Initially they were designed to pull artillery, because of the front wheels the turning is more gentle so the artillery suffers less. The german army units sometimes complained when the fully tracked "Ostschlepper" was used that the artillery suffered when turns were made.
Quite useful - they steer it.
Robert H. Goddard: The Father of Rocketry Actually, I believe they had a sort of power steering in that the tracks would spin at different speeds as the steering wheel was turned to aid in turning.
@@roberth.goddardthefatherof6376 They steered very well compared to the american half tracks.
SdKfz had differential steering when the radius had to be small and they where way better off-road because of the longer tracks.
The differential steering is activated by turning more then 2/3, don't know where you got the information that they didint know how to steer the vehicle :)
These passengers seem relaxed & carefree. Aren't they afraid of an ambush by the partisans?
Its the Netherlands, the partisan's are hiding in the "weeds".
When your crush says she's into guys who drive German vehicles
lmao
Good one
So this is how it sound when a panzergrenadier regiment move through a battlefield.
Mechanized Panzergrenadier Regiment!
I need this 1 for going to school
@ 1:02 the Knight tactical marking is from the 505th s.Pz.Abt 505 In yellow on the front it looks as if the vehicle served as a Battalion Staff vehicle for the s.Pz.Abt 505 As the Yellow tactical symbol is a dark pennant over a Panzer tactical symbol.
Brilliant! Love the 'off road' in the title! Great to see them though.
Those vehicles make anybody look cool 😎
Pretty funny how most of them are these big hulking half tracks. Then there’s just that one SD.KFZ 2
kettenkrad just rolling along with them
crazy to think that these vehicles was used to oppress so many people and now they are being used for fun rides.
A great assortment of German half-tracks. About all that was missing was a SdKfz 3 'Maultier'.
I am not joking with this comment, where can I buy an actual one that works and for how much?
lol
wondering the same, seem like not alot of people sell half track or at least a replica of it
I think I saw an 18 ton FAMO prime mover around 1:40. Great vid.
No it isn't, this one was a Sd.Kfz 8, 12 ton;)
Here is a FAMO : ruclips.net/video/BT0wTu4cBzs/видео.html
Thanks for responding. Do you know of any photos or clips on the web in which it is easy to compare the sizes of some or all of the German halftracks: 1t, 3t, 5t, 8t, 12t, 18t? I'm thinking of them psearch.hmynewswire.co/?uid=61c38600-6376-4e37-9511-b5e86a9037a0&uc=20170811&ap=appfocus1&source=news-googledisplay-v2-bb8&page=newtab&implementation_id=currentnews_4.0.17epros, with as them parked next to one another. Here in the US, we only see sd.kfz. 251 repros using OT 810s as donor vehicles.
Maybe in this video, from 2:51 ruclips.net/video/Aov8nqkKwSc/видео.htmlm51s
You will see Sd.Kfz 10, 251, 7, 11 and 9 passing in front of the camera in a similar angle
I like your ride !
If my school bus be like that my I will change to German uniform
Dang, hearing the actual sounds of German armor with headphones, I can imagine the horror it was to see these vehicles roll into many towns and cities across Europe. Truly frightening.
To je pravda,západní Evropa se z nich rychle prodělala.Ale V SAJUZU je zastavili a likvidovali.
Indeed AWESOME! (good work and congrats) SPAIN
Things you definitely don’t want to see if you’re in Poland
Why does that front left wheel keep jamming? 1:05
Sdkfz251 gigantic & interesting
Czy podczas skręcania gąsienice były blokowane jak w czołgu
Quanto costa e dove lo trovo?
250と251、似てる車両をどうして作ったの？
These trucks are strong.
Gdzie Ty jesteś na tej maszynie?
how did the front wheel manage to turn?
The tracks provide all the power, the front wheels are just for steering
👍👍👍
Super Vidéo 👍
Great.
Thanks!
И это то, ради чего я неделю не спал, пытаясь выбить как можно больше сундуков в тундре?
What are the differences between the 250 and 251??
Size
This is the shopping car, so much room in the back, safe and secure, you can mount an MG if Karens or liberals are arrounds
I'd go to school if this was the bus
the squeaking of the track is driving me mad
this video is quite literally the blitzkrieg
After my grandfather had seen this video:: holy cr@p they are coming
the soldiers without weapons?! lol
8/10 No MG42 Attached
Nyamuk Gentayangan maybe because the orginizers of militracks didn't want to go trough a fuck ton of paper work when they aren't even going to use them
@@simonpoelma2066 8/10 no MG42 attached.
Wie gepflegt die Dinger aussehen...
@0:50 Nazi salute lol
Dimitriy Mirovsky no
como se titula el video?...…..como se paseaban los de las ss? o hacia sobibor?
Love seeing these Half~Track vehicles are well maintained for the next Generations to learn & enjoy! Machinery are impartial , we must use them to do good , we just didn't like the Racist Totalitarian Nazism! 🕯🌍🌷🌿💖🕊
That god awful squeaking, oil that shit up hanz
これで、タイガーやパンサーが走ればもう完璧。
When there's bank holiday in Germany but not in Poland.
2:03 sdkfz =my brothers have seen better days than this!
けっこう速い…
Hanomag and grif
Many Jewish people riding along?
Заряжай! По фашистам - огонь!
Но это не отменяет того,что машина хороша.
ruclips.net/video/F24eOkWNJqU/видео.html
me and the boys invading France (again)
No, you're invading nothing, dummy, you're just a little keyboard warrior.
You wouldn't last a single day in a real war.
🤡
50 cal open fire
Funny how you didn't go anywhere that I couldn't go in my bone stock 1969 VW beetle! Also, funny how you drove on a road the entire time. Guess "off road" means different things to different people. I would think you couldn't even see a road if you were driving "off road". Pretty silly video really,
To Ukraine then!...again...
И это то, ради чего я неделю не спал, пытаясь выбить как можно больше сундуков в тундре?
ruclips.net/video/F24eOkWNJqU/видео.html
Но в жизни то он реально был хорош.