GERMAN CHEMICAL WARFARE MATERIAL |
Part I - GROUND WEAPONS AND AMMUNITION |
Section M - CHEMICAL WARFARE VEHICLES |
I–M–5 |
VEHICLE, GAS DETECTION, Sd.Kfz. 10/1 |
Gasspürer-Kraftwagen, Sd.Kfz. 10/1 |
Gasspü-Kw. Sd.Kfz. 10/1 |
PURPOSE: |
This vehicle is a carrier for gas scouts and their equipment. |
MARKINGS: |
There are no markings of identification value. |
DESCRIPTION: |
This is a half-track vehicle having an overall length of 15.5 feet and a width of 6 feet and carries 7 men and the driver. |
If the vehicle is fitted with a dispensing hopper and carries 8 drums of bleach, it is called Decontamination Vehicle, Sd.Kfz. 10/2 (leichter Entgiftungs-Kraftwagen Sd.Kfz. 10/2). The hopper is fitted to the rear and driven by the road wheals. This vehicle car-ries a crew of 3 and the driver. The dispenser is adjustable up to the rate of 1.1 pounds per square yard and covers a strip 5 feet wide. |
The medium size of the Decontamination Vehicle (11/2) (mittlerer Entgiftungs-Kraft-wagen, Sd.Kfz. 11/2) carries 1650 pounds of bleach. |
I–M–4 |
Vehicle, Gas Detection, Sd.Kfz. 10/1 |
Gasspürer-Kraftwagen, Sd.Kfz. 10/1 |
Gasspü-Kw. Sd.Kfz. 10/1 |