[PDF] Vw Schwimmwagen In Detail eBook

Author : Chris McNab
Publisher : Haynes Publishing UK
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 24,87 MB
Release : 2015-06-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9780857337795

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Few war films made about the 1939-45 period are complete without sight of a boxy little Kübelwagen light utility vehicle being smartly driven by a German officer. Designed by Ferdinand Porsche and built by Volkswagen, the ‘Kübel' was to the Germans what the Jeep was to the Allies and was used widely by the Wehrmacht and the Waffen-SS. When production ceased at the end of the war, 50,435 Kübelwagen had been built. Of simple but sturdy construction, the VW Type 82 Kübelwagen (which translates as 'bucket car' because of its similarity to a metal bathtub on wheels) was based closely on the legendary VW Beetle. Its winning design features included air cooled engine (the absence of a radiator meant the engine was less vulnerable to bullet damage), a light-weight, flat and smooth under-body that allowed the car to slide over the surface when its wheels were sinking into sand, mud or snow, independent suspension, portal gear hub reduction and self-locking differential. Because the body was not a load-bearing part of the structure of the vehicle it could easily be modified to special purposes. Several dozen variants of the 'Kübel' were developed and built during the war including its cousin the Schwimmwagen. The VW Type 128 and 166 Schwimmwagen (which means floating or swimming car) were amphibious four-wheel drive off-roaders. Like the Kübel, they were used widely by the Wehrmacht and the Waffen-SS during the Second World War. The Type 166 Schwimm is the most numerous mass-produced amphibious car in history (14,265 between 1942 and 1944). Erwin Komenda, Ferdinand Porsche's first car body designer, developed an all-new unitized body-tub structure for the Schwimmwagen swimming car. When crossing water a screw propeller could be lowered from the rear deck engine cover and coupled to the engine's crankshaft to provide drive. The ‘Schwimm' also shared many of the Kübel's mechanicals. The appeal of the Kübel lived on long after the war's end when a derivative version, the Volkswagen Type 181, was manufactured by VW from 1968 to 1983. This was a two-wheel drive, four-door, convertible, off-road military vehicle, which had been developed for the German Army but was also sold to the civilian market as the Kurierwagen in Germany, the Trekker in the UK, the Thing in the US, and the Safari in Mexico. In recent years both the Kübel and Schwimm have acquired something of a cult status among military vehicle collectors worldwide, particularly in Europe (eg, Germany, Poland Czech Republic, Switzerland), the UK and US. There are literally dozens of Kübelwagen and Schwimmwagen enthusiast/owner/interest groups! About 150 original Type 166 Schwimmwagens remain today.

Author : Source Wikipedia
Publisher : University-Press.org
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 18,44 MB
Release : 2013-09
Category :
ISBN : 9781230625447

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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 175. Chapters: Volkswagen Schwimmwagen, Amphibious vehicle, BTR-60, BMP-1 variants, BRDM-2, M113 armored personnel carrier, BMP-2, BTR-50, Screw-propelled vehicle, BTR-80, Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle, Ground effect vehicle, M2 Bradley, BRDM-1, BMP development, OT-62 TOPAS, BTR-D, Cadillac Gage Commando, FUG, Landing Vehicle Tracked, Bionix AFV, Vehicule de l'Avant Blinde, DUKW, BTR-90, MT-LB, MT-LBu, BMP-3, BTR-70, BTR-3, FV432, Ford GPA, TPz Fuchs, Amphicar, BARV, BvS 10, Bronco All Terrain Tracked Carrier, FV433 Abbot SPG, Alvis Stalwart, Vehicule Blinde Leger, Bandvagn 206, Terrex, Landmaster, Fox armoured reconnaissance vehicle, Amphibious ATV, M520 Goer, Bobcat, Rinspeed sQuba, BVP M-80, LAV-300, Type 2 Ka-Mi, Terrapin, BTR-4, BAV 485, Duck tour, Type 3 Ka-Chi, ZBD-97, Otokar Cobra, AMX-10P, GAZ 46, FV180 Combat Engineer Tractor, PTS, FNSS Pars, Landwasserschlepper, T-40, ZBD2000, Amfibus, LARC-V, Petit Vehicule Protege, LARC-LX, LVT-5, Land Tamer, Bronetransporter, All Terrain Mobility Platform, FV434, BTR-94, Supacat, Gibbs Aquada, Nurol Ejder, Type 4 Ka-Tsu, AmphiCoach GTS-1, Gibbs Humdinga, LuAZ-967, Gibbs Quadski, Vehicle snorkel, Amphicat, Su-Ki, Hydra Spyder, Type 5 To-Ku, WaterCar, Armoured Multirole Carrier, Hydrocopter, Jiger, Aton Impulse Viking 2992, LARC-XV, Fiat 6640A.

Author : Robert J. Edwards
Publisher : Stackpole Books
Page : 578 pages
File Size : 20,44 MB
Release : 2015-11-15
Category : History
ISBN : 081171571X

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During World War II, German armored reconnaissance laid the groundwork—often through small-unit actions—for the stunning tank and infantry operations that made the German military famous. Robert Edwards's follow-up to Scouts Out, the first extensive treatment of the subject in English, focuses on the battles and personalities found in ranks of the Waffen-SS, Luftwaffe, and other divisions. • Covers armored reconnaissance in Poland, France in 1940, the Balkans, North Africa, the Eastern Front, Italy, and the Western Front • Numerous firsthand accounts and after-action reports • Analysis of recon operations, from tactics and doctrine to vehicles and commanders

Author : Bernd Wiersch
Publisher : Schiffer Pub Limited
Page : 48 pages
File Size : 14,97 MB
Release : 1997-01-08
Category : History
ISBN : 9780887404016

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The seventh volume of trucks and cars used by Germany during WWII.

Author : Jean-Denis G.G. Lepage
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 221 pages
File Size : 37,92 MB
Release : 2014-11-18
Category : History
ISBN : 0786462523

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This volume presents a cross-section of the most common transport vehicles produced and used by the German army. Tanks plus auxiliary vehicles such as cars, motorcycles, vans, ambulances, trucks and tractors made it possible for the troops to keep moving. These lightly armored or unarmored vehicles--aka "soft skins"--operated behind the front lines, maintaining supply lines, connecting armies with their home bases, and ultimately determining the outcome of battle. Beginning with the development of military vehicles in the early 1930s, this volume discusses the ways in which this new technology influenced and, to some extent, facilitated Hitler's program of rearmament. Nomenclature, standard equipment, camouflage and the combat roles of the various vehicles are thoroughly examined. Individual vehicle types are arranged and discussed by the following classifications: cars and motorcycles; trucks and tractors; half-tracks and wheeled combat vehicles. Accompanied by well-researched, detailed line drawings, each section deals with a number of individual vehicles, describing their design, manufacture and specific use.