Raupenschlepper, Ost (Paperback)

High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Raupenschlepper Ost, literally "Crawling Tractor - East," is more commonly abbreviated to RSO. This fully tracked, lightweight vehicle was conceived in response to the poor performance of wheeled and half-tracked vehicles in the mud and snow during the Wehrmacht's first winter on the Soviet Front. It may have been inspired by very similar full-tracked small tractors in use in other armies, most notably the Red Army's STZ-5 artillery tractor. The RSO eventually served in a wide variety of roles. The original version had a pressed steel cab with a truck-like configuration. This was used for general transport duties.