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    WW2 German bizzare tank projects and prototypes


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    Here are some other strange vehicles. I have the mention that there is a little misconception, some of the tanks from this whole story have been attributed to the German designers, but they have never been planned, at least in Germany during the war. First examples are some fake images from that period or are modern-made:

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    Flakpanzer IV Kugelblitz

    Nach einer Erprobung auf dem Truppenübungplatz Ohrdruf  soll mindestens ein Exemplar noch zum Fronteinsatz gekommen sein. Der Einsatz dieses Panzers erfolgte bei Abwehrkämpfen um Spichra, offensichtlich auf direkten Befehl des Gauleiters Sauckel. Im Zuge des Vorrückens amerikanischer Truppenteile im April 1945 gerieten die dortigen deutschen Stellungen unter Dauerbeschuss. Dabei erhielt der Flakpanzer einen Treffer, wodurch sein Turm weggeschleudert wurde und bis zu seiner Bergung im Jahr 1999 an einem Hang dort liegen blieb. Dieser Turm soll sich in der Sammlung des Militärhistorischen Museums Dresden in einem nicht zugänglichen Teil befinden.

     

     The Kugelblitz was not yet out of development when the war ended. Only five prototypes were built.  Several evaluation vehicles had been built, but it is unclear how many. It is also unclear what happened to the few Kugelblitzes which were built; some sources say that they ended up being used in the Battle of Berlin

    One Kugelblitz was also involved in the fights near the town of Spichra, Thuringia, where it was destroyed and remained buried in the Spatenberg hill until its excavation in 1999.

    Bit of info in German and English on the Kugelblitz.                                                                                                       Regards Eddie.                                                                                                                                                                                   

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    Very interesting information!

    Two vehicles made me curios since I've seen them: the Begleitwagen I (Rhm) and II. What are thse tanks and what is known about them? I guess that Rhm stands for "Rheinmettal" and K for "Krupp". They look like Panzer IVs, but have the bottom half very strange.

    Same thing I want to say about the " Panzer V Ausf D 'Leopard' - 75L48" from, supposedly, November 1942 Ukraine. It looks like a longer Panzer IV, with tracks similar to the VK 30.01. Was that a real tank prototype or a fake? Which is its story?

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    The Begleitwagen I(Rh) was Rheinmetall's design in the competition for the upcoming Panzerkampfwagen IV design. Ultimately, Rheinmetall's design failed, as the suspension was taken from the earlier Neubaufahrzeug V(Rh) / VI(K) tanks. Krupp's version was much more modern and suited the role given by the German army.

    Variants

    Begleitwagen I(Rh) VK20.01(Rh) - Rheinmetall's design

    Begleitwagen I(K) VK20.01(K) - Krupp's design.

    Begleitwagen I(MAN) VK20.01(MAN) - MAN's design.

    Begleitwagen II(K) - Krupp's more advanced design.

    Begleitpanzer I(Rh)

    General Data

    Type -  Medium Tank 

    Place of Origin - Germany (Third Reich)

    Designed by - Rheinmetall AG

    Designed - 1934 - 1935

    Manufacturer(s)  - Rheinmetall AG

     Number Built - At least 1

    Designations  - VK20.01(Rh)

    Company Designation - Bataillonsführerwagen

    Developed From - Neubaufahrzeug V(Rh)

    Armament

    Main Gun(s) - 7,5cm KwK 37 L/24

    Coaxial Gun - 7.92x57mm MG 34

    Armour Min/Max - 15-30mm

    Misc Specs

    Crew - 6

    Dimensions

    Weight - 18t

    Length - 5.92m

    Width - 2.9m

    Height - 2.65m

    Automotive

    Engine - Maybach HL 100TR

    Engine Characteristics - 300hp

    Operational Range - 150km

    Speed - 30km/h

    Regards Eddie

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    VK6501

    The fourth picture down that has no designation  is the VK6501 (also known as Panzerkampfwagen VII or Henschel SW)

    Weight: 65 tons
    Crew: 5
    Armour: 80mm all around, DW turret (80mm Mantlet)
    Engine: 600hp Maybach HL224
    Maximum speed: 20km/h
    Armament: 75mm L/24, 75mm L/40, 105mm L/20

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    Same thing I want to say about the " Panzer V Ausf D 'Leopard' - 75L48" from, supposedly, November 1942 Ukraine. It looks like a longer Panzer IV, with tracks similar to the VK 30.01. Was that a real tank prototype or a fake? Which is its story?

    This is in my opinion fake. Panzer V would i assume be the Panzerkampfwagen V „Panther“ (Sd.Kfz. 171) which this tank bears no simularities whatsoever.

    Regards Eddie

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    Yeah, I would think so. It looks very strange. Something that mifht have been in German style, but still a fake tank.

    That's why I mentioned in thus topic that I will present rare, strange or fake tanks that were considered German by origin. We can make a short list of possible fakes in my images:

     

    - Panzer V Asf D "Leopard"

    - Panther II (possibly)

    - Flakpanzer E100 "Alligator"

    - Jagdpanzer E100 (the 2009 design that appears in World of Tanks - the much more plausible one - if there was one - would have been on the design of the Jagdpanther)

    - E-90 Bison / Tiger III L

    - Jagpanzer E90

    - Flakpanzer E50

    - Jagdpanzer Leopard

    - Panzer IX

    - Panzer IV with Tiger turret

    - Panzer IV with Schumaturm turret

     

    If there is any other one, please help me complete the list.

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    Some variants were planned.

    Upgunned Krupp Maus turret with a 150 mm KwK 44 gun. 

    E-100 Ausf. B with improved turret.

    StuG E-100 Krokodil with a 174 mm gun.

    Flakpanzer  E-100 with dual 88 mm anti-aircraft guns.

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    I haven't seen the VK Leopard listed there. Honestly, now I'm confused what to belive or not. It wiuld be indeed a bit exagerated to call proposed projects as fakes. But I still think they got right about some tanks, didn't they?

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    Gefechtsaufklärer E-10 Leopard is that sites name for it and it was  actually planned.

    I imagine that some are made up yes,  but to call Tanks that have blueprints and or parts actually built, fake is not really correct.

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    Personally, I thought for a long time that many tanks from Wargaming's game World of Tanks are just made-up to complete the gaps in their 10-tiers tech tree system, especially when talking about premium vehicles, such as the Skorpion G project from Rheinmettal. But I found out it was an actual tank design from 1943, but not used.

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