The Hund Armored Car M1914 (Hund Pancelzauto M1914) is the latest in armored car technology and, so far, the most armed and armored vehicle of the Llamadoridican arsenal. After the Llamadoridican Civil War the eventual need for a new armored car which could maintain solid reliability in worse terrain and support infantry more effectively was growing more apparent. The Ketz variants, while greatly effective in a state of civil war, were rushed and lacked refining which made reliability issues a constant problem. With time to spare after the civil war, development for the Hund would begin as early as December of 1912. Some of the criteria given to the Hund would be: - A total weight no heavier than 6 tons. - Twin water-cooled HMGs as the main armament. - A redesigned turret with the space for at least 2 crew members. - The use of a larger and stronger engine. - At least one hull mounted machine gun. - Stronger or otherwise altered wheels capable of reliably holding the weight of the armored car. - To have the overall intention of being an infantry support vehicle. In March of 1914 the first prototype of the Hund would be completed and displayed in Povadry before entering production. The Hund is the spiritual successor of the Ketz with the concrete intention of supporting advancing infantry as best as possible. Its front hull and front turret face has 16mm of armor, the sides and back of the turret has 12mm of armor, the sides of the hull has 10mm of armor, and the back and top has 8mm of armor with the bottom having 6mm. This would put the weight of the vehicle at 6.2 tons. To support this weight better than the Ketz had and improve reliability in terms of the wheels, pneumatic tires would be replaced with solid rubber tires. Two HMGs would be fitted in the turret as well as two HMGs on either side of the hull. Overall the weight and addition of solid rubber tires would pull the on road top speed to 30 MPH and off road speed to 10 MPH. It has a crew of 6. Overall, reliability was the name of the game here and long term adoption/general use was the intention. A formidable vehicle.
