 It was modified Standard Mercedes-Benz L4500S (4x2) with Horstmann suspension instead of a back axle.Another manufacturer of 4.5-t truck, Büssing, planned a similar conversion of its Büssing-NAG L4500S, but did not proceed.A total of 22,500 Maultier halftracks were produced by 1944, among which 1480 were 4.5-t. Sd.Kfz.