[WWII] SdKfz 240 KriegRad “Mjöllnir” (German, fictional)

copeab · 02-03-2011, 01:50 PM

The M1942 is also a large wheelform vehicle, on my website (see link in sig).
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SdKfz 240 KriegsRad (war wheel) “Mjöllnir”
copyright 2011 by Brandon Cope

The Germans paid little attention to wheelform vehicles until 1942, when a Russian M1942 was captured. The Germans decided they wanted something similar but, of course, more powerful. The initial design is roughly a copy of the basic M1942 body, both with the armament in two sponsons, located on the left and right sides of the body. All the weapons in the sponsons are in casemate mounts, capable of firing in an arc from straight ahead to directly to the side they were mounted on. However, firing directly to the sides was found to make the vehicle somewhat unstable and, more importantly, if both cannons were fired straight to the sides, the breeches would recoil into each other. Production models restrict the arc to 60 degrees instead of he original 90. In other respects, the Mjöllnir (as the project and later the vehicle were named, after Thor's Hammer), is similar to the Tiger tank.

The driver is offset to the left and the commander to the right. Each has a small hatch to enter and exit vehicle on their sides. Each sponson has a hatch on the top and to the rear. No AA machine guns are carried, though each sponson has an MP 40 for local defense against infantry.

Enough Mjöllnirs to equip five companies (230 vehicles) have been built and it is hoped to used them to spearhead the 1943 spring offensive in Russia.

The SdKfz 240/1 has a crew of six: a driver, commander, two gunners and two loaders. It burns 2e.5 gallons of fuel per hour at routine usage.

Subassemblies: Huge Wheelform chassis +4, two Small TD superstructures [Body:R,L] with mild slope +3
P&P: 522-kW gasoline engine with 522-kW wheelform drivetrain, 8,000 kWs lead-acid battery and 141 gallon self-sealing fuel tank
Occ: 2 CS, 2 CS Superstructure #1, 2 CS Superstructure #2 Cargo: 9 Body, 1.5 each Superstructure

Armor
Body: F 4/400, RLB 4/250, TU 4/100
Superstructure#1: F 5/405, RB 4/250, U 4/100
Superstructure#2: F 5/405, LB 4/250, U 4/100

Armament
88mm Medium TG/KwK 36 [Sup#1:F] (74).
88mm Medium TG/KwK 36 [Sup#2:F] (74).
Ground LMG/MG 34 [Sup#1:F] (1,950).
Ground LMG/MG 34 [Sup#2:F] (1,950).
* The KwK 36 and MG 34 in each superstructure are linked

Equipment
Body: Fire extinguisher, medium radio and transmitter, 6x some dischargers (3 R, 3 L). Superstructures: Casemate mount for cannon and LMG, fire extinguisher.

Statistics
Size: 15'x12'x15'
Payload: 3.97 tons
Lwt: 60.6 tons
Volume: 210
Maint.: 22 hours
Price: $81,600

HT: 7.
HP: 2,300 [body], 285 [each superstructure]. 460 [wheel]

gSpeed: 47
gAccel: 2
gDecel: 20
gMR: 0.25
gSR: 1
Ground Pressure Low. 2/3 Off-Road Speed.

Design Notes
Design HT was 9. This has been lowered to represent the somewhat rushed design and production. GMs should return It to 11 for “mature” technology.

Variants
One vehicle, the SdKfz 240/2 in each platoon (14 tanks) replaces the starboard 88mm gun with a 15cm Skoda sIG 33/I (150mm Very Short infantry Gun). An additional loader was added for it, his cramped space split between the sponson and body. Twenty shells were carried for the infantry gun and 88mm ammo was reduced to 92 shells. Three vehicles (SdKfz 240/3) in each company (47 SdKfz 240's) have this infantry gun modification performed on both sponsons, with 48 shells carried and two extra loaders added.

sn0wball · 02-03-2011, 02:01 PM

Great idea! Two 88 provide impressive firepower. The proper grammatical designation would be KriegsRad, though. On the other hand, Nazi sciene sneers at grammar anyway ... :)

Tema69 · 02-03-2011, 06:05 PM

May I inquire about the reason behind having a vehicle with assymetric weapon loadout? :)

copeab · 02-03-2011, 06:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tema69

May I inquire about the reason behind having a vehicle with assymetric weapon loadout? :)

You must mean the variants, since the base vehicle is matched. The platoon level variant with one 88mm and one 150mm is to provide fire support while still retaining anti-tank capability. Both weapons weigh about the same so it doesn't really unbalance the vehicle.

02-03-2011, 06:05 PM	#3
Tema69 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Denmark	Re: [WWII] SdKfz 240 KriegRad “Mjöllnir” (German, fictional) May I inquire about the reason behind having a vehicle with assymetric weapon loadout? :)

02-03-2011, 01:50 PM	#1
copeab Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: near Houston	[WWII] SdKfz 240 KriegRad “Mjöllnir” (German, fictional) The M1942 is also a large wheelform vehicle, on my website (see link in sig). ---------------------------------------- SdKfz 240 KriegsRad (war wheel) “Mjöllnir” copyright 2011 by Brandon Cope The Germans paid little attention to wheelform vehicles until 1942, when a Russian M1942 was captured. The Germans decided they wanted something similar but, of course, more powerful. The initial design is roughly a copy of the basic M1942 body, both with the armament in two sponsons, located on the left and right sides of the body. All the weapons in the sponsons are in casemate mounts, capable of firing in an arc from straight ahead to directly to the side they were mounted on. However, firing directly to the sides was found to make the vehicle somewhat unstable and, more importantly, if both cannons were fired straight to the sides, the breeches would recoil into each other. Production models restrict the arc to 60 degrees instead of he original 90. In other respects, the Mjöllnir (as the project and later the vehicle were named, after Thor's Hammer), is similar to the Tiger tank. The driver is offset to the left and the commander to the right. Each has a small hatch to enter and exit vehicle on their sides. Each sponson has a hatch on the top and to the rear. No AA machine guns are carried, though each sponson has an MP 40 for local defense against infantry. Enough Mjöllnirs to equip five companies (230 vehicles) have been built and it is hoped to used them to spearhead the 1943 spring offensive in Russia. The SdKfz 240/1 has a crew of six: a driver, commander, two gunners and two loaders. It burns 2e.5 gallons of fuel per hour at routine usage. Subassemblies: Huge Wheelform chassis +4, two Small TD superstructures [Body:R,L] with mild slope +3 P&P: 522-kW gasoline engine with 522-kW wheelform drivetrain, 8,000 kWs lead-acid battery and 141 gallon self-sealing fuel tank Occ: 2 CS, 2 CS Superstructure #1, 2 CS Superstructure #2 Cargo: 9 Body, 1.5 each Superstructure Armor Body: F 4/400, RLB 4/250, TU 4/100 Superstructure#1: F 5/405, RB 4/250, U 4/100 Superstructure#2: F 5/405, LB 4/250, U 4/100 Armament 88mm Medium TG/KwK 36 [Sup#1:F] (74). 88mm Medium TG/KwK 36 [Sup#2:F] (74). Ground LMG/MG 34 [Sup#1:F] (1,950). Ground LMG/MG 34 [Sup#2:F] (1,950). * The KwK 36 and MG 34 in each superstructure are linked Equipment Body: Fire extinguisher, medium radio and transmitter, 6x some dischargers (3 R, 3 L). Superstructures: Casemate mount for cannon and LMG, fire extinguisher. Statistics Size: 15'x12'x15' Payload: 3.97 tons Lwt: 60.6 tons Volume: 210 Maint.: 22 hours Price: $81,600 HT: 7. HP: 2,300 [body], 285 [each superstructure]. 460 [wheel] gSpeed: 47 gAccel: 2 gDecel: 20 gMR: 0.25 gSR: 1 Ground Pressure Low. 2/3 Off-Road Speed. Design Notes Design HT was 9. This has been lowered to represent the somewhat rushed design and production. GMs should return It to 11 for “mature” technology. Variants One vehicle, the SdKfz 240/2 in each platoon (14 tanks) replaces the starboard 88mm gun with a 15cm Skoda sIG 33/I (150mm Very Short infantry Gun). An additional loader was added for it, his cramped space split between the sponson and body. Twenty shells were carried for the infantry gun and 88mm ammo was reduced to 92 shells. Three vehicles (SdKfz 240/3) in each company (47 SdKfz 240's) have this infantry gun modification performed on both sponsons, with 48 shells carried and two extra loaders added. __________________ A generous and sadistic GM, Brandon Cope GURPS 3e stuff: http://copeab.tripod.com Last edited by copeab; 02-03-2011 at 07:04 PM. Reason: changed dimensions and name

02-03-2011, 02:01 PM	#2
sn0wball Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Schleswig, Germany	Re: [WWII] SdKfz 240 KriegRad “Mjöllnir” (German, fictional) Great idea! Two 88 provide impressive firepower. The proper grammatical designation would be KriegsRad, though. On the other hand, Nazi sciene sneers at grammar anyway ... :) __________________ No unconsenting english phrases were harmed during the writing of this post. Last edited by sn0wball; 02-03-2011 at 02:08 PM.