Sd.Kfz. 2

Sd.Kfz.2 Kettenkrad HK 101
Kettenkrad in Russia, Winter 1943/44.
TypeLight half-tracked gun tractor
Place of originNazi Germany
Service history
In service1941–1945
Used byNazi Germany
WarsWorld War II
Production history
DesignerNSU
Designed1939
ManufacturerNSU Motorenwerke
Produced1939–1948
Specifications
Mass1,560 kg (3,440 lb)
Length3 m (9 ft 10 in)
Width1 m (3 ft 3 in)
Height1.2 m (3 ft 11 in)
Crew1 driver
Passengers2 passengers

EngineOpel watercooled four-cylinder inline engine
36 bhp (26 kW)
Transmission3 forward/1 reverse × 2 range
Maximum speed 70 km/h (44 mph)

The Sd.Kfz.2 (German: Sonderkraftfahrzeug 2) is a half-track motorcycle with a single front wheel, better known as the Kleines Kettenkraftrad HK 101 (from German klein 'small' Ketten 'chains/tracks' and Kraftrad 'motorcycle'), shortened to Kettenkrad (pl. Kettenkräder). It was used by the military of Nazi Germany during the Second World War.

View from above on the drivetrain of a 1942 NSU Kettenkrad. Driver's seat removed.