AUT - Saurer RK-9

Panzerspähwagen RK Ausf. A
     
Název:
Name:
Saurer RK-9 Saurer RK-9
Originální název:
Original Name:
Saurer RK-9 (Panzerspähwagen RK Ausf. A)
Kategorie:
Category:
lehký tank light tank
Výrobce:
Producer:
DD.06.1941-DD.08.1941 Österreichische Saurerwerke AG, Wien-Simmering /
Období výroby:
Production Period:
DD.06.1941-DD.08.1941
Vyrobeno kusů:
Number of Produced:
2 prototypy
Prototyp vyroben:
Prototype Built:
DD.06.1941
Osádka:
Crew:
3
Technické údaje:
Technical Data:
 
Bojová hmotnost:
Combat Weight:
6500 kg 14330 lb
Délka s kanónem dopředu:
Length with Gun Forward:
~5000 mm ~16 ft 5 in
Délka korby:
Hull Length:
~5000 mm ~16 ft 5 in
Celková šířka:
Overall Width:
~2000 mm ~6 ft 7 in
Celková výška:
Overall Height:
~2000 mm ~6 ft 7 in
Světlá výška:
Ground Clearance:
? mm ?
Šířka pásu:
Track Width:
? mm ?
Měrný tlak:
Ground Pressure:
? MPa ? psi
Pancéřování:
Armour:
5,5 - 14,5 mm (nepancierovaná oceľ) 5,5 - 14,5 mm (non armor plates)
Pohon:
Propulsion:
 
Typ:
Type:
Saurer OKD Saurer OKD
Výkon:
Power:
74.6 kW při ? ot/min 100 bhp at ? rpm
Převodové ústrojí:
Transmission:
? ?
Výkony:
Performance:
 
Rychlost na silnici:
Road Speed:
80 1) / 30 2) km/h 50 1) / 19 2) mph
Rychlost v terénu:
Cross-country Speed:
? km/h ? mph
Jízdní dosah po silnici:
Cruising Range on Road:
250 1) km 1551) mi
Jízdní dosah v terénu:
Cross-country Cruising Range:
? km ? mi
Překonávání překážek:
Obstacles Crossing:
 
Svah:
Gradient:
? ° ? %
Boční náklon:
Side Slope:
? ° ? %
Překročivost:
Trench Crossing:
? m ?
Výstupnost:
Vertical Obstacle:
? m ?
Brodivost:
Fording Depth:
? m ?
Výzbroj:
Armament:
 
Hlavní:
Main:
poloautomatická protitanková puška E.W. 141 ráže 7,92 mm semi-automatic antitank rifle E.W. 141 cal.7,92 mm
Vedlejší:
Secondary:
guľomet MG 34 ráže 7,92 mm machine gun MG 34 cal. 7,92 mm
Uživatelské státy:
User States:
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Poznámka:
Note:
1) Údaj platný pre pohyb na kolesách.
2) Údaj platný pre pohyb na pásoch.
1) Data pertaining to move on wheels.
2) Data pertaining to move on tracks.
Zdroje:
Sources:
Ivo Pejčoch, Oldřich Pejs – Obrněná technika 5 – Střední Evropa 1919-1945 (1.část), vydavateľstvo Ares rok vydania 2004, ISBN 80-86158-32-2
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http://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic.php?t=15110
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Austrian engineers created their top wheel-belt construction in the years 1940-42. They wanted to create a fast reconnaissance tank that would be able to fight even lightly armored enemy technology. Their success was inspired by Sd.Kfz.254. The first prototype without a tower was completed in 6/1940. The second prototype was completed in 8/1941. The prototypes were then tested. They underwent winter testing in Austria (St.Johan?) And subsequently the prototype was moved to hot Greece (Lamia) for tests for potential battlefields in North Africa. In 8-9/1941 he drove the prototype Fgst.Nr.9004 on roads 788 km (on wheels) and 47 km in the field (on belts). Due to the high temperatures reached in the combat area, the type was not suitable for tropical environments. A report dated July 1, 1942 states that Saurer-Werke from Vienna delivered one platform without a tower and one complete machine with a tower designed and manufactured by [url].=/topic/view/107236] Daimler-Benz[/url].

The original order for the 0th series of 15 tanks counted with the first vehicle delivered on May 31, 1942, but the order was probably not fulfilled and the type was not accepted into German armament. Certainly this type does not appear in the reports on serial production of armored vehicles.
Additional information was provided by Hilary Louise Doyle in the Facebook discussion below. According to the author, the Hubertushütte company was to produce a total of 12 tubs for this vehicle in the period 9-12/1942. In the period 9-10/1942, five towers and armored hulls were produced. Whether the final assembly and completion of some other tanks has taken place is questionable.

Ivo Pejčoch, Oldřich Pejs - Armored Vehicles 5 - Central Europe 1919-1945 (1st part), Ares publishing house year of publication 2004, ISBN 80-86158-32-2
Thomas L.Jentz, Hilary Louise Doyle - Ausfklaerungspanzerwagen (Full and Half-Tracked Armored Reconnaissance) H 8 H to Vollkettenaufklaerer 38, Panzer Tracts No.11-2, ISBN: 0-9744862-2-1
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AUT - Saurer RK-9 - Prototyp s vežou a výzbrojou.

Prototyp s vežou a výzbrojou.
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A recently published photo was obtained by Akira Takiguchi. He found an originally unpublished caption on the back.

Original text:
On our first trial with the new tank model ZT 15 from Munich to Graz. Vienna 9/16/1941
Translation:
On our first test drive with the new ZT 15 tank model from Munich to Graz. Vienna 16.9.1941 "

This vehicle is identical to the vehicle of this topic, why the designation ZT 15 is questionable. It is possible that this is a factory designation. The vehicle in the photo is also interesting in terms of the use of the license plate, which belonged to the Luftwaffe and was supposed to be a registration plate for test vehicles.


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