To cope with the indegent road conditions regarding the Eastern front part, the Germans built tracked tractors to tow numerous kinds of automobiles and supply to keep various lots from ammo and dishes materials. Their state description with this car completed up being “Raupenschlepper-Ost” (tracked tractor-East).The RSO finished up being built by the Austrian manufacturer Steyr-works. It had a commercial-type pressed metal cab and a wooden cargo human body. Another variants, following the RSO/03 built by Klockner-Humbolt-Deutz AG, had a less complicated, soft-top, slab-sided metal cab. It proved ideal for the mud and slush conditions towards Russian front component. Because of the “off road” abilities it had been utilized as artillery and anti-tank tool although the mostly used 75 mm. Pak 40 towing tractor.
