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The SLT 50 is a heavy duty tractor unit and tank transporter used by the German Army and Polish Army.
History
To replace the first generation tank transporter then in use, as well as to be able to haul the armoured vehicles then in service (among them the
Leopard 1
The Leopard 1 (also styled Leopard I, before the Leopard 2 simply known as Leopard) is a main battle tank designed and produced by Porsche in West Germany that first entered service in 1965. Developed in an era when HEAT warheads were thought t ...
Main Battle Tank), the German Army asked
Faun GmbH to develop a new all-terrain heavy tractor, and in parallel
Krupp was asked to develop the tank transport semi-trailer.
The result was the SLT 50-2 tractor and the 52-ton SaAnh semi-trailer. The combination was first tested in 1971. The first production combination was delivered in April 1976. Some 324 were built up to 1979, in one series, by Faun (tractor) and
Kässbohrer (trailer, under Krupp license).
[http://www.janes.com/articles/Janes-Military-Vehicles-and-Logistics/FAUN-FS-42-75-42-8-x-6-FRANZISKA-SLT-56-tractor-truck-Germany.html ]
To be able to cope with the newest versions of the
Leopard 2 MBT, the vehicles were upgraded from 1994 to the standard SLT 50-3. This modernisation program was completed in 2000, and it is expected that the vehicles will be able to operate until 2015.
Operators
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Specification
SLT 50-2 tractor
8x8 tractor.
*length: 8.83 m
*width: 3.07 m
*height: 3.3 m
*weight: 22,800 kg
*Engine:
Deutz MWM diesel TBD 234 V12. Power: 734 bhp at 2100 rpm.
*Transmission: 4-speed ZF W500-10 4PW 200 H2
*speed: 65 km/h on road, level ground.
*Range: 600 km
52-ton SaAnh (Sattelhänger)
52-ton semi-trailer.
*length: 13.1 / 7.8 m (total / loading platform)
*width: 3.15 / 3.15 m (total / loading platform)
*height: n/a
*weight: 16,200 kg (unladen)
*Max.load: 52,000 kg
References
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External links
Walkaround with pictures on the German website panzer-modell.de
See also
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Scammell Pioneer Semi-trailer
The Scammell Pioneer was a British 6×4 tractor unit used in World War II as an artillery tractor, recovery vehicle and tank transporter.
Development
Designed as a 6×4 off-road vehicle for use in Britain's colonies where sealed roads were sca ...
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SLT 56 Franziska
Tank transporters
Military trucks of Germany
Military vehicles introduced in the 1970s
Off-road vehicles
