Hummel



"Jeepers! A Hummel tank? A "bumblebee" tank? Well, I spoke too soon for that! I think it would probably destroy my own village!"

--Su Ji-Hoon, Tanks in the Wind

Hummel (German: "bumblebee") is a self-propelled gun based on the Geschützwagen III/IV chassis and armed with a 15 cm howitzer. It was used by the German Wehrmacht during the Second World War from early 1943 until the end of the war, and again for the Nazi Union during World War III.

The full name was 'Panzerfeldhaubitze 18M auf Geschützwagen III/IV (Sf) Hummel, Sd.Kfz. 165'. On February 27, 1944, Hitler ordered the name Hummel to be dropped as it was deemed inappropriate for a fighting vehicle.

However, in When the Cold Breeze Blows Away, Fegelein saved the name Hummel from being dropped, because he blamed Hitler for dropping the name Hummel for being inappropriate for a fighting vehicle, as the Coalition of the Red Star said that it could be appropriate to the name Hummel for a fighting vehicle.