Name that Vehicle - Page 77

Capt.Sensible · 05-11-2007, 01:33 PM

Erwin Komenda? Tricky one this...not a very osbcure and armoured version of of the Schwimmwagon thingey?

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Bodston · 05-11-2007, 02:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Capt.Sensible

Erwin Komenda? Tricky one this...not a very osbcure and armoured version of of the Schwimmwagon thingey?

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No. not Erwin. This one was an amphibious expert.

It is only a prototype, so yes it is obscure and armoured (just) and a schwimmy thing.

A vehicle produced by the gentleman in question has graced this thread before. Hint, hint.

Bodston · 06-11-2007, 08:10 AM

Final clue time.

It shares a name with this armoured car.

von Poop · 06-11-2007, 09:13 PM

Time for a change.
I believe that's technically several different vehicles, Panzerspahwagen 'Schildkrote' (or 'turtle') 1, 2 & 3 (designed by that certain amphibious gent) and the bottom one's a Trippel e3/e3m, which seems to be the same thing without a turret.
Details I've got are sketchy, 1942 for the tests and ultimately rejected.

Bodston · 06-11-2007, 10:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Von Poop

Time for a change.
I believe that's technically several different vehicles, Panzerspahwagen 'Schildkrote' (or 'turtle') 1, 2 & 3 (designed by that certain amphibious gent) and the bottom one's a Trippel e3/e3m, which seems to be the same thing without a turret.
Details I've got are sketchy, 1942 for the tests and ultimately rejected.

Pz Sp Wg Schildkröte. Correct.
Turn to page 195 of the essential 'Encyclopedia of German Tanks of World War Two' by Chamberlain & Doyle for an explaination not too dissimilar to the one given. The 2 early prototypes based on a Trippel SG6 in 1942 were armed with a single MG. The Schildkröte III differed in that it had a 2cm MG151. Judging by the armament I believe that the swimming vehicles are the version III.
The unarmed ammunition carrier is the Enheits 3M of 1944.

Your go.

von Poop · 06-11-2007, 11:48 PM

As I'm distracted, and we now have a postwar section

What's this frankly beautiful device?

T. A. Gardner · 06-11-2007, 11:55 PM

The horrible technical nightmare known as the MBT 70.

von Poop · 06-11-2007, 11:57 PM

You walked in around about the right time there TA.
Fine looking beast though.

Your go.

Owen · 07-11-2007, 12:05 AM

.....damn, I was getting there, got distracted by lovely A13 photo here.
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Bodston · 07-11-2007, 03:22 PM

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Originally Posted by T. A. Gardner

The horrible technical nightmare known as the MBT 70.

It is great looking though. Joint US and German venture it featured an auto loader. All the crew sat in the turret.

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