The Hummel, German for bumblebee, was a self-propelled howitzer used by the Wehrmacht during World War II, designated Sd.Kfz. 165. It mounted the 15 cm sFH 18 field howitzer in an open-topped, lightly armoured fighting compartment at the rear of the Geschützwagen III/IV chassis, which combined the driving and steering system of the Panzer III with the chassis, suspension and engine of the Panzer IV and was shared with the Nashorn tank destroyer. Designed in 1942 after the invasion of the USSR showed the need for mobile artillery support, it reached the front in early 1943 and fought at Kursk. Some 700 were built, plus an ammunition carrier version. A few served after the war in Czechoslovakia, Romania and Syria, and six survive in museums.
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In all, some 700 Hummel were built.
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Six Hummel survive in museums
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