Panzer Tracts No.10-1: Sf Artillerie

Panzer Tracts No.10-1: Sf Artillerie

Panzer Tracts No.10-1: Sf Artillerie was originally published in 2012. This 2023 edition has been totally reworked and revised in partnership with Hilary Doyle.

This book is the go-to source for information on WW2 German self-propelled artillery vehicles. As is their standard, the authors only used primary source references when creating this work. The complete developmental history is described for six vehicles, including modifications during production and issues to the troops in the field.

This new 2023 version has a long list of improvements, including eight more pages, 13 more photographs (some never before seen) and rewritten captions.

All 104 photographs in the book have been reworked from original scans or rescanned completely, resulting in a significant quality improvement.

High-quality and trustworthy 1:35 scale CAD drawings are a feature of the Panzer Tracts series. In Panzer Tracts 10-1, there are 10 pages of drawings. To produce these highly accurate as-built drawings within the tolerance allowed to the original assembly firms, no less than two surviving Artillerie Selbstfahrlafette were measured in detail.

The experimental Artillerie Selbstfahrlafette Heuschrecke IVb and le.F.H.40 auf GW III/IV were also meticulously surveyed. While none of the limited series Geschützwagen IVb are known to have survived, Panzer Tracts were fortunate to be allowed access to a detailed original blueprint.

Further insights have been achieved by surveying surviving components and studying original period blueprints to ensure the drawings are as complete as possible. Independent surveys of multiple examples of each of the Artillerie weapons mounted add to the accuracy of these Panzer Tracts drawings.

Book Data

Authors: Hilary Doyle & Thomas Jentz
Language: English (UK)
ISBN: 9781915969194
Pages: 88
Photos: 104
Drawings: 10 pages of 1:35 scale CAD drawings
Physical: Softcover, 280x215mm, portrait

Contents

1. Introduction
2. Pz.Sfl.IVb
3. Wespe
4. Heuschrecke IVb
5. le.F.H.18/40/2 (Sf) auf Geschützwagen III/IV
6. CAD Drawings
7. Hummel
8. Hummel-Wespe

Improvements

• Eight more pages
• 13 more photographs, some never seen before
• Many rewritten captions
• Reworked images for clarity and tonal quality
• Clearer layout and navigation
• Table of Contents
• Title on the spine
• Perfect bound for durability

About the Authors

Hilary L Doyle
Author

Hilary initially trained as a civil engineering draughtsman with the Irish Railways, but later achieved Chartered Engineer status. In 1967, he became a pioneer of technical desktop computing in Ireland. From 1973, his professional career was in management in the computer industry, and he was awarded a Fellowship of the Irish Computer Society. Hilary lives with his wife near Dublin and has eight grandchildren.

Thomas L Jentz ✟
Author

Tom was from Indiana and spent a year at Purdue University before serving in an armoured unit of the US Army in Germany, later completing nuclear training with the Army. After returning to civilian life, he worked as a nuclear health physicist and consultant to the nuclear industry, living with his family near the US National Archives in Washington, DC. His interest in military history was shaped by stories from his Uncle Ed, who the Wehrmacht had captured in North Africa after an action in which 100 Sherman tanks were destroyed. Tom died in 2012.

Website Reviews

Armorama
Military Model Scene
Panzer-Modell.de

Reference for these models:

Border Model BT-032 Hummel, Early Production
Border Model BT-035 Hummel, Late Production
Dragon 6439 Heuschrecke IVb
Tamiya 35367 Hummel Late Production
Dragon 6935 Sd.Kfz.165 Hummel
Dragon 6982 Pz.Sfl.IVb 10.5 cm le.FH.18/1 Sd.Kfz.165/1 Ausf.A
Dragon 6904 15cm sIG 33 auf Panzer III (Sf)
Tamiya 35358 Wespe ‘Italian Front’