1944 Steyr 7.5-cm Pak 40/4 RSO Full-Track - Demilitarized | The National Military History Center | RM Sotheby's

Lot 164

The National Military History Center

1944 Steyr 7.5-cm Pak 40/4 RSO Full-Track - Demilitarized

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$32,500 USD | Sold

United States | Auburn, Indiana

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Manufacturer: Steyr-Daimler-Puch AG, Steyr, Austria

Production Year: 1944

Engine: No Engine or Transmission - specifications call for: Steyr 1500 A V-8, 3.5-liter 70-hp, air-cooled, eight-cylinder, gasoline

Length: 15-feet

Width: 8-feet, 7-inches

Height: 6-feet, 7-inches

Weight: 5.2-tons

Armor: 5-mm on front, sides and gun shield

Armament: 7.5-cm Pak 40 L48 anti-tank gun - Demilitarized

Maximum Road Speed: 11-mph

Crew: Four

Markings: German 116th Panzer Division, 936 Sturmgeshutz Brigade, 1943 sand with green and red brown camouflage paint scheme. The rings on the barrel are for tank kills. Vertical dashes on the shield are for miscellaneous vehicles destroyed.

In August 1943, the Steyr Werke indicated to the Waffenamt (German Ordnance Department) the possibility of using the RSO tractor as a self-propelled carriage for the 7.5-cm Pak 40 anti-tank gun. Heavy losses of German tanks and armored vehicles, particularly on the Eastern Front, created a need to develop an economical, self-propelled mount for the successful 7.5-cm Pak 40 anti-tank gun. Hitler saw a demonstration of the new vehicle and ordered it to enter production immediately. An initial batch of 50 vehicles was sent to Army Group South for troop trials in 1944. The basic RSO tractor engine, chassis and cargo bed were utilized along with the addition of an armored cab. A circular base-plate was added to the cargo bed to mount the Pak 40 anti-tank gun. Ammunition stowage compartments were built into the bed as well. The Pak 40 anti-tank gun could defeat most of the WW II Allied tanks. A total of 83 vehicles were built from 1943 to 1944. This gun has been demilitarized.

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