Wespe

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Wespe was a German World War II self-propelled artillery vehicle based on the Panzer II chassis and armed with a 105 mm howitzer.

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Wespe canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf German World War II self-propelled gun ⓘ
self-propelled artillery ⓘ
armament 10.5 cm leFH 18 howitzer ⓘ
linked to: 10.5 cm leFH 18

105 mm howitzer ⓘ
armorLayout light armor ⓘ
basedOnChassis Panzer II ⓘ
baseVehicle Panzer II Ausf. F (modified chassis) ⓘ
linked to: Panzer II
caliber 105 mm ⓘ
category World War II self-propelled artillery of Germany ⓘ
chassisType Panzerkampfwagen II ⓘ
linked to: Panzer II
classification self-propelled howitzer ⓘ
conflict World War II ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Nazi Germany ⓘ
crew 5 ⓘ
designedAs field artillery support vehicle ⓘ
designedFor divisional artillery units ⓘ
increased artillery mobility ⓘ
designedIn Germany ⓘ
designedToReplace towed 10.5 cm field howitzers in some roles ⓘ
enginePlacement rear ⓘ
era World War II era ⓘ
linked to: World War II
fronts Eastern Front ⓘ
Italian Front ⓘ
Western Front ⓘ
gunMounting open-topped superstructure ⓘ
gunTraverse limited ⓘ
gunType howitzer ⓘ
mobility tracked ⓘ
nameMeaning Wasp ⓘ
nickname Sd.Kfz. 124 ⓘ
officialDesignation Sd.Kfz. 124 ⓘ
operator Germany ⓘ
originatingForce German Army artillery branch ⓘ
periodOfUse mid-war ⓘ
primaryRole mobile artillery support ⓘ
productionPeriod 1943–1944 ⓘ
propulsion petrol engine ⓘ
serviceEnd 1945 ⓘ
serviceEntry 1943 ⓘ
superstructureType armored open-topped compartment ⓘ
suspension leaf spring bogie suspension ⓘ
turret no rotating turret ⓘ
type light self-propelled howitzer ⓘ
usedAs indirect fire support ⓘ
usedBy German Army ⓘ
Wehrmacht ⓘ

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