Hummel (vehicle)
| Hummel | |
|---|---|
A Hummel on display at the Musée des Blindés in 2013 | |
| Type | Self-propelled artillery |
| Place of origin | Nazi Germany |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1943–1945 |
| Wars | World War II |
| Production history | |
| No. built | 714 |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 24 tonnes (52,910 lb) |
| Length | 7.17 m (23 ft 6 in) |
| Width | 2.97 m (9 ft 9 in) |
| Height | 2.81 m (9 ft 3 in) |
| Crew | 6 - Driver and 5 gun crew |
| Armor | 10–30 mm (.39 - 1.18 in) |
Main armament |
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Secondary armament | 1 × 7.92 mm Maschinengewehr 34 600 rounds |
| Engine | Maybach HL120 TRM V-12 petrol 300 PS (296 hp, 221 kW) |
| Power/weight | 12.5 PS/tonne |
| Suspension | Leaf spring |
Operational range | 215 km (133 mi) |
| Maximum speed | 42 km/h (26 mph) |
Hummel (German: "bumblebee") was a German self-propelled gun used by the Wehrmacht during World War II. Based on the Geschützwagen III/IV chassis and armed with the 15 cm sFH 18/1 L/30 howitzer, it saw action from early 1943 until the end of the war. Its ordnance inventory designation was Sd.Kfz. 165.
The full name was Panzerfeldhaubitze 18M auf Geschützwagen III/IV (Sf) Hummel, Sd.Kfz. 165. On February 27, 1944, Hitler ordered the name Hummel to be dropped as it was deemed inappropriate for a fighting vehicle.