Panzer Tracts No.22-6: schwerer Zugkraftwagen 12t (Sd.Kfz.8)

Panzer Tracts No.22-6: schwerer Zugkraftwagen 12t (Sd.Kfz.8)

A new volume, after nine years, Panzer Tracts No. 22-6 is set to become the definitive reference for all types and variants of the German Sd.Kfz.8 halftrack. This book covers early production models as well as armed and armoured versions, including the wooden Holzenpritsche. It is based on meticulous archival research and precise measurements of surviving vehicles. Spanning 102 pages, it features 26 pages of highly accurate 1:35-scale CAD drawings detailing every variant. The photo selection, typically two per page, prioritises clarity and rarity, making this an essential addition for historians, modellers, and enthusiasts alike.

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Book Data

Authors: Hilary Doyle & Thomas Jentz
ISBN: 9781915969330
Language: English
Pages: 102
Photos: 110
CAD Drawings: 26 pages of 1:35 scale CAD drawings
Physical: Softcover, 280x215mm, portrait

Contents

1. Introduction
2. Official Designations
3. Daimler-Benz ZD.5 with Maybach DSO 8 Engine
4. Schwerer geländegängiger Zugkraftwagen 12t (Vs.Kfz.614) Typ DB s7
5. Schwerer geländegängiger Zugkraftwagen 12t (Sd.Kfz.8) Typ DB s8
6. Schwerer Zugkraftwagen 12t (Sd.Kfz.8) Typ DB 9
7. Planning Future Requirements of s.Zgkw.12t until March 1939
8. Development of the Maybach HL 76 and HL 85 Engines
9. Schwerer Zugkraftwagen 12t (Sd.Kfz.8) Typ DB 10
10. Production
11. CAD Drawings
12. Distribution of schwerer Zugkraftwagen 12t
13. Status of Krupp-Elmag, Mülhausen and Südwerke, Bamberg
14. S.Zgkw.12t (Sd.Kfz.8) DB 10 Holzpritschen Aufbau
15. S.p.A., Turin, Italy. Plans to Produce s.Zgkw.12t
16. Armoured Versions of the s.Zgkw.12t
17. Ketten-Zugkraftwagen 12t (Reichspost) für Soldatensender
18. Survivors

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.