Goliath tracked mine

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Goliath Sd.kfz 302
A SdKfz. 302, displayed at the Deutsches Panzermuseum, Munster (2005)
Type	Demolition vehicle
Place of origin	Nazi Germany
Service history
In service	1942–1945
Used by	Nazi Germany Romania
Wars	World War II
Production history
Designed	1942
Manufacturer	Borgward and Zündapp
Unit cost	3,000 ℛℳ (1942) (€12,577 in 2021)
Produced	1942–1944
No. built	7,564
Specifications
Mass	370 kg (820 lb)
Length	1.5 m (4.9 ft)
Width	0.85 m (2.8 ft)
Height	0.56 m (1.8 ft)
Crew	One remote operator
Armor	5 mm (0.20 in)
Main armament	60 kg (130 lb) explosive charge
Engine	Two Electric Motors 2 x 2.5 hp (1.9 kW)
Ground clearance	11.4 cm (4.5 in)
Operational range	1.5 km (0.93 mi) on-road; 0.75 km (0.47 mi) off-road.
Maximum speed	6 km/h (3.7 mph)
References

The Goliath tracked mine (German: Leichter Ladungsträger Goliath, "Goliath Light Charge Carrier") was a series of two unmanned ground vehicles used by the German Army as disposable demolition vehicles during World War II. These were the electrically powered Sd.Kfz. 302 and the petrol-engine powered Sd.Kfz. 303a and 303b. They were known as "beetle tanks" by the Allies.^[1]

They carried 60 or 100 kg (130 or 220 lb) of high explosives, depending on the model, and were intended to be used for multiple purposes, such as destroying tanks, disrupting dense infantry formations, and the demolition of buildings or bridges. Goliaths were single-use vehicles that were destroyed by the detonation of their warhead.