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The T111 was developed and manufactured during World War II as a heavy truck for use by the Wehrmacht. Production started in 1942 and continued for twenty years, ending in 1962 when it was replaced by the Tatra 138 [1]. Despite being built for the Nazi war machine [2], the vehicle ultimately played an important role after the war ended.
The matter was re-opened after World War II and in 1965 Volkswagen paid the Ringhoffer family DM 1,000,000 in an out of court settlement. [18] Tatra and Volkswagen's body design were preceded by similar designs of Hungarian automotive engineer Bela Barenyi, whose sketches resembling the Volkswagen Beetle date back to 1925. [19]
The Sd.Kfz. 234 (Sonderkraftfahrzeug 234, Special Purpose Vehicle 234), was a family of armoured cars designed and built in Germany during World War II. The vehicles were lightly armoured, armed with a 20, 50 or 75 mm main gun, and powered by a Tatra V12 diesel engine. [3] The Sd.Kfz. 234 broadly resembles the appearance of Sd.Kfz. 231 (8 rad). [2]
Under him, Tatra brought the first mass-produced streamlined cars to market. With his son Erich , who became chief designer at Tatra, Ledwinka and Erich Übelacker , a German engineer also employed by Tatra, designed the streamlined Tatra models T77 , T77a , T87 , and T97 , which had rear-mounted air-cooled engines.
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WWI and the interwar period. featuring for example: Fiat 18 BLR, Nash Quad, MU-4 tankette, Praga RV, Tatra 27 World War II: Axis. featuring for example: Panzer 35(t), Panzer 38(t), Panzer IV, Hetzer, Krupp Protze, HORCH 108, VW type 82 Kübelwagen, Volkswagen Schwimmwagen, Steyr 1500 A, Stoewer R 200, Tempo G1200, SPA TL 37, Sd.Kfz. 2 Kettenkrad, BMW R-35, 15cm Nebelwerfer 41, LG 42, Tatra 111 ...
The engine is an air-cooled diesel six-cylinder "Tatra 912-1" (modified engine from Tatra 111), with a capacity of 7412 cm³, direct fuel injection and overhead valves. It is relatively noisy, but works reliably even in extreme conditions. Climbing ability is up to 75% (without tow).
The Sd.Kfz. 251 (Sonderkraftfahrzeug 251) half-track was a World War II German armoured personnel carrier designed by the Hanomag company, based on its earlier, unarmored Sd.Kfz. 11 vehicle. The Sd.Kfz. 251 was designed to transport the Panzergrenadier (German mechanized infantry) into battle. Sd.Kfz. 251s were the most widely produced German ...