{"id":17312,"date":"2024-12-08T17:04:33","date_gmt":"2024-12-08T17:04:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/modelcollect.com\/?post_type=product&#038;p=17312"},"modified":"2025-05-01T00:00:03","modified_gmt":"2025-05-01T00:00:03","slug":"german-sdkfz-553-kaiserkafer-with-gerat-58","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/modelcollect.com\/index.php\/product\/german-sdkfz-553-kaiserkafer-with-gerat-58\/","title":{"rendered":"German Sdkfz 553 Kaiserkafer with Gerat 58"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"17312\" class=\"elementor elementor-17312\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-negative-gap elementor-element elementor-element-9436a9e e-flex e-con-boxed wd-section-disabled e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9436a9e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-87abca2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_text_block\" data-id=\"87abca2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wd_text_block.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-text-block reset-last-child text-left\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h1><strong>SdKfz 553 KaiserK\u00e4fer with Ger\u00e4t 58<\/strong><\/h1><p>The <strong>SdKfz 553 KaiserK\u00e4fer with Ger\u00e4t 58<\/strong> was a specialized <strong>anti-infantry variant<\/strong> of the original <strong>KaiserK\u00e4fer A<\/strong>, designed for <strong>enhanced battlefield suppression<\/strong>. Developed as a response to <strong>growing infantry-based threats<\/strong>, this variant replaced the <strong>twin 75mm auto-loading cannons<\/strong> with the <strong>Ger\u00e4t 58 rotary autocannon system<\/strong>, significantly increasing its <strong>rate of fire<\/strong> and effectiveness against <strong>infantry, light vehicles, and fortified positions<\/strong>.<\/p><p>A total of <strong>800 units<\/strong> were produced, making it a <strong>limited but highly effective combat asset<\/strong>. It retained the <strong>bipedal mobility, 40-80mm armor protection, and 40-50 km\/h speed<\/strong> of the base model but focused on <strong>urban warfare and anti-personnel engagements<\/strong>. Due to its <strong>high rate of fire and adaptability<\/strong>, the Ger\u00e4t 58 variant remained in <strong>active service long after the war<\/strong>, with many units undergoing <strong>further modifications for security and riot control roles<\/strong>.<\/p><h3><strong>Specifications<\/strong><\/h3><ul><li><strong>Weight:<\/strong> 25-30 tons<\/li><li><strong>Armor:<\/strong> 40-80mm frontal armor<\/li><li><strong>Primary Armament:<\/strong> Ger\u00e4t 58 rotary autocannon<\/li><li><strong>Secondary Armament:<\/strong> Twin-barreled 30mm remote-controlled autocannon (underside-mounted)<\/li><li><strong>Mobility System:<\/strong> Bipedal hydraulic leg system<\/li><li><strong>Maximum Speed:<\/strong> 40-50 km\/h<\/li><li><strong>Production Quantity:<\/strong> 800 units<\/li><li><strong>Role:<\/strong> Anti-infantry suppression, urban warfare<\/li><\/ul><p>The <strong>SdKfz 553 KaiserK\u00e4fer with Ger\u00e4t 58<\/strong> solidified its place as <strong>one of the most effective infantry-suppression mechs<\/strong>, influencing later <strong>specialized anti-infantry mech designs worldwide<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SdKfz 553 KaiserK\u00e4fer with Ger\u00e4t 58 The SdKfz 553 KaiserK\u00e4fer with Ger\u00e4t 58 was a specialized anti-infantry variant of the<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":17337,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[20,82],"product_tag":[129,92],"class_list":{"0":"post-17312","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_cat-1-35-scale","7":"product_cat-fist-of-war","8":"product_tag-kaiserkafer","9":"product_tag-mech","11":"first","12":"instock","13":"taxable","14":"shipping-taxable","15":"purchasable","16":"product-type-simple"},"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/modelcollect.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/17312","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/modelcollect.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/modelcollect.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/modelcollect.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17312"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/modelcollect.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/17312\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17997,"href":"https:\/\/modelcollect.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/17312\/revisions\/17997"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/modelcollect.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17337"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/modelcollect.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17312"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/modelcollect.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_brand?post=17312"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/modelcollect.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=17312"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/modelcollect.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=17312"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}