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Please Note: Information regarding these museum display vehicles was provided by the National Military History Center and has not been independently verified by Auctions America by RM ("AA"). As such, AA does not verify, warrant or guarantee any of this information. Prior inspection and research by the buyer is highly encouraged and recommended.
ATTENTION: Buyers are responsible for securing transportation and moving/loading of lots. Lot may be left on display indefinitely in the museum free of charge with a signed loan agreement form. Lots are sold as is, where is.
Please note this is being sold on "Bill of Sale" only.
Manufacturer: Carl F.W. Borgward GmbH, Bremen, Germany
Production Year: 1942
Engine: No Engine - specifications call for: Maybach HL 42 TUKRM, 4.2-liter, 100-hp, six-cylinder, liquid-cooled, gasoline
Transmission: Four forward, one reverse coupled with a transfer case
Brakes: Air brakes plus hydraulic steering brakes
Length: 18-feet, 3-inches
Width: 6-feet, 7-inches
Height: 7-feet, 2-inches (to top of cargo area bonnet)
Weight: Approximately 5-3/4-tons
Armor: None
Armament: NONE on this example – Could be fitted with a 7.92-mm MG34 or MG42 machine gun
Maximum speed: Approximately 30-mph
Maximum Payload: 3-tons
Markings: German Werfer-Lehr Regiment (Rocket Artillery)
The Borgward 3-ton half-track entered production in 1937. In 1934, several German manufacturers began developing prototypes of half-track military vehicles. Experiences in World War I and war games conducted thereafter, demonstrated the shortcomings of utilizing wheeled trucks as artillery tractors. Conventional trucks lacked the off-road and towing ability necessary to tow most of the medium to heavy artillery pieces entering service with the German Army in the 1930s. Initially, 5, 8 and 12-ton capacity half-tracks were developed, supplemented shortly thereafter by the 1 and 3-ton designs. The 3-ton half-track was produced by three other firms in addition to Borgward during World War II. Borgward manufactured 2,067 of the 8,800 3-ton half-tracks produced. The 3-ton half-track was designed specifically to tow the 10.5-cm gun-howitzer initially and later, the 7.5-cm Pak 40 anti-tank gun. The 3-ton could accommodate a crew of nine, including the driver and eight gun crewmen. Provision for the artillery ammunition was also provided. The versatile 3-ton chassis was also used as the basis of the SdKfz 251 armored half-track series, of which nearly 15,000 were produced during WW II.
