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Kettenkrad Type: Sd.Kfz. 2 Typ HK—101 Years: 1942-1948 Production Number: 8345 Top Speed: 72KM/h [road], 48KM/h [off road] One of the things that kept NSU alive during World War II; the other were the motorcycles. The Kettenkrad started it's life as a light tractor for airborn troops. During the war, it showed great possibilities in many area's. It was used to lay communication cables, pull heavy loads, and it's most glorious job it got at the end of the war; as fuel became a precious commodoty to the germans, their airplanes were no longer allowed to taxi to the runway. It became the job of the kettenkrad to pull especially the new jet planes, like the ME-262 and TA183, to the start of the runway. Andreas Mehlhorn - Owner of the kettenkrads Kettenkrad USA - Info, links and nice gallery Lexikon der Wehrmacht - info and images [German] Off-Road PL - Article [Polish] * Halftracks - [English/French] * WW II Vehicles - Germany's Halftracks In Musea: The Tankmuseum at Bovington - tour Panzer Museum Munster - [German] Wings Of Liberation - Museum "Bevrijdende Vleugels" [Dutch] Museum für Militär- und Zeitgeschichte Stammheim am Main Militärhistorisch Museum, Dresden Photos: Chris Coxon's gallery Olive Drab - part of eBay 2. Panzer Division Beltring 2000 - by Stefan F. World War 2 German Reenactment Unit Achtung! Panzer * Model Tank Gallery Models: See Miniatures page Rebuild models: This section is set apart from the general Models & Miniatures page, as a whole separate hobby has evolved around the Action Man sized puppets, which now can have their own in-scale kettenkrad, and all the historically-correct accessories they want. Patches Of Pride - Add-ons for 1:6 scale models A complete 1:6 model - Looking very good ! Panzerwerk - remodeling shop For Sale - nice rebuild job on a 1:6 model Books: The Kettenkrad Sd.Kfz.2 (HK-101) - Friedhelm Abel Films: Saving Private Ryan:
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