Hummel

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The Hummel was a German World War II self-propelled artillery vehicle mounting a 15 cm howitzer on a modified Panzer IV chassis.

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Hummel canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf German World War II vehicle
armoured fighting vehicle
self-propelled artillery
armourLayout open-topped superstructure with thin side armour
armourThickness up to 30 mm
category World War II self-propelled artillery of Germany
chassisBasedOn Panzer IV chassis
chassisType StuG III assault gun
surface form: Geschützwagen III/IV
combatRole indirect fire support
self-propelled heavy howitzer
countryOfOrigin Nazi Germany
crewSize 6
7
deployedOnFront Eastern Front
Western Front
designedFor mobile heavy artillery support for panzer divisions
designer Alkett
enginePower 300 hp
engineType Maybach HL 120 TRM
surface form: Maybach HL120 TRM
era 1940s
fuelType gasoline
gunCaliber 150 mm
hasVariant Hummel command vehicle
manufacturer Deutsche Eisenwerke
nameMeaning bumblebee in German
notableFeature front-mounted engine
open-topped fighting compartment
rear-mounted fighting compartment
numberBuilt around 714
including command variants
officialDesignation 15 cm sFH 18/1 (Sf) auf Geschützwagen III/IV (Hummel)
operatorType Axis powers military vehicle
originLanguageOfName German
primaryArmament 15 cm sFH 18 howitzer
productionEndYear 1945
productionStartYear 1943
propulsion tracked
relatedVehicle Nashorn
Wespe
serviceEntryYear 1943
successor Geschützwagen Tiger (Grille 17/21)
suspensionType leaf spring bogies
usedBy German Army artillery units
Wehrmacht
usedInConflict World War II
weightClass medium self-propelled gun

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Panzer IV tanks chassisUsedFor Hummel
subject surface form: Panzer IV
Maybach HL230 P45 usedIn Hummel