It's important to note that the disadvantages in civilian use AFTER the war were besides its complex construction it's FUEL consumption. Compared to a "normal" wheeled heavy truck its track configuration also considerably increased the fuel consumption. But it's a BEAUTIFUL design.
I think it's got some sort of steering assisted independent brakes for the tracks. The steering mechanism will engage the brakes for the inner side track when you turn the steering wheel
@@military-vehicles Thank you. I was a volunteer on the restoration of the 21 tonnes that is now part of the Wheatcroft Collection when the first owner had it out of the MoD.
Steering as you can see at 2:27 was not the best at times. Having tracks powering together, with no way of braking one side, meant the lighter front end was just going to be pushed straight ahead, depending on the conditions of the track or road with both wheels turned!
Some vehicles in video are definitelly repowered with much newer Tatra aircooled diesel engine. Distinctive engine sound with fan whine is noticeable. Sounds like Tatra 928 V8 12,7L diesel from Tatra 148.
So "viel neuer" war dieser Luftgekühlte "Tatra-V12-Dieselmotor gar nicht. Die deutsche Wehrmacht liess bei den "Bömisch-Mährischen-Maschinenfabriken", ebenfalls die Produktion des 18 Tonnen Halbkettenfahrzeugs aufnehmen. Hier wurde dann der Luftgekühlte "Tatra-Dieselmotor" eingebaut. Allerdings wurde dieses Fahrzeug auch dann noch nach dem Bausystem von "Famo" ( Fahrzeug und Motorfabrik in Breslau) weiter produziert. Die Tschechen produzierten mit den Restlichen Bauteilen auch nach dem Krieg dieses Fahrzeug weiter, bis der Vorrat erschöpft war. Der "Maybach-12 Zyl. Benzinmotor" leistete 250 PS, der Tatra-Diesel 270 PS
@@KG-li7kg You'll know. Even more German war mechanisation was build even after war. Vehicle named Tatra OT810 (even not build in Tatra works...) was started in production even relatively long after war (technically ex Sd.Kfz. 251 - Hanomag HKL6p), lots of aeroplanes directly after war (because lots of their parts were made here in Czechoslovakia) etc... However, this sounds like the T928 engine, a V12 T930 derived V8, not the original T111. The T928 from the Tatra 148 is a 1970s engine with a single camshaft, 90° cylinder bank angle and a power output of about 210 hp from 12.7L. The original post-war V12 for the T111 had 3 camshafts and depending on the version gave 180 to 210 hp from 15L displacement. Speaking of war machinery. It is common knowledge that the T111 engine managed to make it into German military equipment (as standard at least in Sd. Kfz. 234), indeed the first Tatra 111s vehicles were built as early as 1942. Itself just a development of watercooled V8 dieselpowered Tatra 81 truck. Less known is about its 50% bigger brother, the W18 engine V955, with about 300 hp, from 22.3L, which was to end up in the military equipment of the Third Reich. These engines of the pre-war design have multiple cooling fans. The wartime ones even had coolig fans driven by encapsulated Gall chains. And of course we must not forget the first modern Tatra diesel with a cylinder bank angle of 75° with a single cooling fan generation in between, from the late 1950s, which was the first to carry the designation T928 for V8 (180 hp, e.g. Tatra 138, SKOT armored personnel carrier and others) and T930 for V12 (250-270 hp, mostly Tatra 813, and in mildly turbocharged versions for railroad motor cars and military DOK wheel loader).
How many times can you say Famo in a single video? The design was about as unique as that of every other halftrack utilizing the same concept. Weak point.
It's important to note that the disadvantages in civilian use AFTER the war were besides its complex construction it's FUEL consumption.
Compared to a "normal" wheeled heavy truck its track configuration also considerably increased the fuel consumption.
But it's a BEAUTIFUL design.
This thing is an absolute monster !
"Terminal understeer" comes to mind...
German engineers should have fitted braking for each side to ''brake'' steer ...
@@leso204 The driver hasn't turned the steering wheel far enough, I think. Turning it past a certain point applies the tracks' steering.
@@thhseeking : like the Kettenkrad ?
An absolute beast of a vehicle. Being able to pull a dead Tiger tank is very impressive!
Нет, по воспоминанием Otto Karius, требовалось два таких тягача
They sometimes used 3 to pull a tiger
Beautiful vehicle, nice video, thanks from Australia.
Thanks for watching! ☺️
The clatter of those tracks would take a toll on a long journey
The helicopter hovering overhead doesn't help.
The Symphony Of Blitzkrieg
"Dirty Dozen"! Yeah!
very light on the front steering. I wonder if it was possible to disengage one track and steer like a tank?
thats exeactly how they steered, the front wheels only were needed for high speeds, they even took them of in muddy terrain.
Nice vid. Many people refer to these as a 3/4 track.
Always wondered how the front wheels could actually steer something with huge tracks in the rear. 🤔
Turn the steering wheel past a certain point and the tracks' steering brakes kick in.
More torque than a Honda
une grand technologie !
how do the tracks behave in regard to the steering ?
200 ft. turning radius probably
I think it's got some sort of steering assisted independent brakes for the tracks. The steering mechanism will engage the brakes for the inner side track when you turn the steering wheel
Turn the steering wheel past a certain point and the tracks' steering brakes kick in.
Just start praying when you need to change directions. Cause those 2 front wheels were only a hope & a prayer. 😂😂
😂😂
What exactly does the wheeled front axle do when 3 quarters of the machine Is track. Just make it all track.
The tracks were controlled by the steering wheel. Just like the smaller motorcycle/tracked kettenkrad . No special training needed.
Just sorry that the Wehrmacht was still using nearly 900 000 horses to pull their artillery.
Front wheels should be driven to help it steer. I think the US developed their half track to steer
Stering go,s with the tracks not so with the front axel
I recognize the footage from Overloon/Militracks, but where is the footage from around 0:13 - 0:45 taken?
It’s taken at the Overlord Museum in Normandy France! 👍
@@military-vehicles Thanks!
why is that military vehicl3s logo in the middle of the screen?
Aký vyznam má ten Chazarský trojzubec 🔱 v znaku kanala ?
For all the Wehrmacht or just the Heer?
Interesting vehicle
0:32 Where’s the engine?
A V12 which produced
270 hp. But how big is
the engine ? 8 liter ?
A 10.8L 😅
Petrol or diesel @@military-vehicles
@@stephenedwards5254 Petrol
Where was this filmed please?
At Militracks Overloon the Netherlands and The Overlord Museum in Normandy! 👍
@@military-vehicles Thank you. I was a volunteer on the restoration of the 21 tonnes that is now part of the Wheatcroft Collection when the first owner had it out of the MoD.
@@gavinbroad1743Thats’s great! Nice project to have worked on I think! ☺️👍👌
@@military-vehicles Very much so and some great stories about getting it running with no carb, which was missing.
I am wondering, are the front wheels driven, or not ?
No, that was a failing of the German half-tracks, unlike the U.S. ones that had a powered front axle.
@@thhseeking thank you
Now that's a grocery getter!!! 1 thing for shuuure , they shuuuuure ain't Quiet...............
Steering as you can see at 2:27 was not the best at times. Having tracks powering together, with no way of braking one side, meant the lighter front end was just going to be pushed straight ahead, depending on the conditions of the track or road with both wheels turned!
Zu Front geht es immer gerade aus.
No, there were steering brakes on the tracks, activated when the steering wheel was turned past a certain point. Cletrac steering.
Some vehicles in video are definitelly repowered with much newer Tatra aircooled diesel engine. Distinctive engine sound with fan whine is noticeable. Sounds like Tatra 928 V8 12,7L diesel from Tatra 148.
So "viel neuer" war dieser Luftgekühlte "Tatra-V12-Dieselmotor gar nicht. Die deutsche Wehrmacht liess bei den "Bömisch-Mährischen-Maschinenfabriken", ebenfalls die Produktion des 18 Tonnen Halbkettenfahrzeugs aufnehmen. Hier wurde dann der Luftgekühlte "Tatra-Dieselmotor" eingebaut. Allerdings wurde dieses Fahrzeug auch dann noch nach dem Bausystem von "Famo" ( Fahrzeug und Motorfabrik in Breslau) weiter produziert. Die Tschechen produzierten mit den Restlichen Bauteilen auch nach dem Krieg dieses Fahrzeug weiter, bis der Vorrat erschöpft war. Der "Maybach-12 Zyl. Benzinmotor" leistete 250 PS, der Tatra-Diesel 270 PS
@@KG-li7kg You'll know. Even more German war mechanisation was build even after war. Vehicle named Tatra OT810 (even not build in Tatra works...) was started in production even relatively long after war (technically ex Sd.Kfz. 251 - Hanomag HKL6p), lots of aeroplanes directly after war (because lots of their parts were made here in Czechoslovakia) etc... However, this sounds like the T928 engine, a V12 T930 derived V8, not the original T111. The T928 from the Tatra 148 is a 1970s engine with a single camshaft, 90° cylinder bank angle and a power output of about 210 hp from 12.7L. The original post-war V12 for the T111 had 3 camshafts and depending on the version gave 180 to 210 hp from 15L displacement. Speaking of war machinery. It is common knowledge that the T111 engine managed to make it into German military equipment (as standard at least in Sd. Kfz. 234), indeed the first Tatra 111s vehicles were built as early as 1942. Itself just a development of watercooled V8 dieselpowered Tatra 81 truck. Less known is about its 50% bigger brother, the W18 engine V955, with about 300 hp, from 22.3L, which was to end up in the military equipment of the Third Reich. These engines of the pre-war design have multiple cooling fans. The wartime ones even had coolig fans driven by encapsulated Gall chains. And of course we must not forget the first modern Tatra diesel with a cylinder bank angle of 75° with a single cooling fan generation in between, from the late 1950s, which was the first to carry the designation T928 for V8 (180 hp, e.g. Tatra 138, SKOT armored personnel carrier and others) and T930 for V12 (250-270 hp, mostly Tatra 813, and in mildly turbocharged versions for railroad motor cars and military DOK wheel loader).
The moment when the entire French army begins to run.
They surrendered because they ran out of puff chasing after the BEF that was running for the coast. Oh, and the U.S. wouldn't have done better.
Brute from a Brutal regime. 👍🏻🏴
8 ton 8ton 8ton 8ton 8ton 8ton 8ton 8ton
Hoe few miles / gallon or should that be kms / litre?
I found this:
• Per kilometer: 1.12 L/km
• Per mile: 1.80 L/mile
😋 So cool and beautiful !
IS THIS STILL AVAILABLE???
In 1/35 yes
😅👍
Didn’t they call it colloquially the hanomag half track
"its main task was demonstrating understeer "
How many times can you say Famo in a single video?
The design was about as unique as that of every other halftrack utilizing the same concept. Weak point.
😅✌️
Obluda je to riadna , na prázdno bez zataženia 100 litrov na 100 kilometrov zaťaženy 3 × tolko
Please, just stop those silly robot voices. 🤮
🫣😅
These AI voice overs are tiresome.
Won 2? You mean WW2. Turn off the nonsense AI voiceover.