Pz.FH 18/1 "Hummel"

  Unit Properties of  General Information
 * Nation:     Germany
 * Category:   Tanks
 * Class:      Category:Artillery
 * Role:       Artillery
 * Primary Armament: 150 mm HE
 * Range:      250 meter
 * Armor:     30-15mm
 * Crew:       4


 * MP price:   55
 * Speed:      24
 * Fuel:       ?

Description
The strategy of mobile tank warfare pursued by the Wehrmacht during the early years of the war meant that the artillery had to be able to keep place with the tank units. This led to the development of self-propelled guns based on more or less suitable chassis. This is where the Hummel comes into play. Armor at the rear and on top was extremely poor, but it should be remembered that the designs were completed at a time when the Luftwaffe still possessed air superiority and attacks from enemy bombers were relatively uncommon. During the first few years of the war, troops sometimes even found open-topped vehicles an advantage because of the better all-round vision they afforded. Hummel means Bumblebee in German. Hitler was unhappy with the wimpy name but it was never changed.

Ingame the Hummel is crewed with 4 people, in real life however it was 6-7.
 * Vulnerable to: Grenade tosses through the open top compartment, AT grenades, tank shots from side or rear, Bazooka to side or rear, Air strikes (bombing and strafing runs)