Hummel (German: "bumblebee") was a German self-propelled gun used by the Wehrmacht during World War II. Based on the Geschützwagen III/IV chassis and armed with the 15 cm sFH 18/1 L/30 howitzer , it saw action from early 1943 until the end of the war.

2016年5月20日 · Early production Hummel with two masked headlights and 15cm gun locked into position by an ‘A’ frame travel mount designed to stop the gun moving too violently as the vehicle crosses undulating ground. Some Hummel SPGs were …

2017年4月28日 · The name was no accident. With a mass of 22 tons, the SPG only carried a 180 hp engine. The vehicle, reclassified as a tank destroyer, was not great in terms of mobility. For a number of reasons, mass production of these vehicles, finally renamed Pz.Sfl.IV (10 cm), was cancelled at the end of 1941.

2018年6月26日 · The same chassis design would later be used in the production of yet another vehicle – the Nashorn (rhinoceros) tank destroyer. Regarding the Hummel, Hitler reportedly disliked the nickname as he thought it unsuitable for such a …

The Hummel is based on the Geschützwagen III/IV chassis. The earlier Nashorn tank destroyer also uses this chassis and looks rather similar. This platform mates elements of both Panzer III and Panzer IV tanks for use as a weapons carrier. The ordnance is mounted on a center cradle.

Early production Hummel with two masked headlights and 15cm gun locked into position by an ‘A’ frame travel mount designed to stop the gun moving too violently as the vehicle crosses undulating ground. Some Hummel SPGs were captured and used by the Soviet Red Army.

2023年4月15日 · The Hummel, German Bumblebee, was a self-propelled 15 cm Houwitser which provided artillery support for the German panzer units. It was based on a Panzerkampfwagen IV and used steering and driving systems from the Panzerkampfwagen III hence the name Geschütswagen III/IV.

Hummel (German: "bumble bee") was a self-propelled artillery gun based on the Geschützwagen III/IV chassis, armed with a 15 cm howitzer. It was used by the German Wehrmacht during the Second World War from early 1943 until the end of the war.

2024年12月30日 · The recipe was simple: take a light or medium tank and use its parts to to build a chassis with bulletproof armour. A slightly modified version of a towed gun was installed on that chassis. Thanks to this phenomenon, the mobility of German artillery grew significantly.

The Hummel (Bumble Bee) self-propelled gun, officially "Panzerfeldhaubitze 18M auf Geschützwagen III/IV (Sf) Hummel, SdKfz 165", was developed in 1942 in order to provide German Panzer and Panzer-Grenadier divisions with a heavy artillery element.