Wehrmacht fully tracked armored personnel carrier Kätzchen

[UncleAi]

In 1941, Wehrmacht wants a new APC. Sd.Kfz. 250/251 is limited by the frame chassis from tractor.
Compared to Sd.Kfz. 250/251, it needs:
-Better off-road capability
-More load
-Better armor
-Better mine protection
-Higher speed

Design specification:
Combat weight: less than 10t
Load: 2500kg
Max speed: 70-80km/h
Normal speed: 50km/h
Range: 400km
Min ton power: 20PS/t
Possible weapon modification:
a）7.5 cm main gun
b）2cm and 3.7cm AA gun
c）12 cm mortar
d) twin machine gun

Variants:
Command vehicle
Medic vehicle
Radio vehicle
Ammunition vehicle
Recon vehicle
etc.

Armor:
Front: 30mm
Side: 14.5mm
Sloped side: 8mm
Back: 8mm
Bottom: 6mm

In plan Kätzchen will gradually replace Sd.Kfz. 250/251. But due to the war development it only produced several test car.

[UncleAi]

Some photos

[UncleAi]

Some photos

[Tassadar]

Now that's an interesting one! If the AO DLC ever do 1946 fictional route with USA invasion, it would be a neat idea to add it to the equipment pool for that year.