Grosstraktor
Grosstraktor | |
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The Grosstraktor used for anti-tank training | |
Type | Medium tank |
Place of origin | Germany |
Service history | |
In service | 1935 |
Used by | Nazi Germany |
Wars | none |
Production history | |
Designed | 1926 |
Manufacturer | Rheinmetall, Krupp, Daimler |
Produced | 1928–1930 |
Number built | 6 |
Specifications | |
Weight | 19 tonnes (21 short tons) |
Length | 6.6 m (21 ft 8 in) |
Width | 2.81 m (9 ft 3 in) |
Height | 2.3 m (7 ft 7 in) |
Crew | 6 |
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Armor | 13 mm mild steel |
Main armament | One 75 mm KwK L 24 |
Engine |
BMW Va 6-cylinder 250 PS |
Suspension |
coil-spring suspension (Rheinmetall, Krupp) leaf springs suspension (Daimler-Benz) |
Operational range | 150 km (93 mi) on-road |
Speed | 40 km/h (25 mph) on-road |
Grosstraktor ("large tractor") was the name given to six prototype medium tanks built (two each) by Rheinmetall, Krupp and Daimler, for the German Weimar Republic, in violation of the Treaty of Versailles.
Constructed in secret they were tested in the Soviet Union. They were used for training and retired as monuments after the Nazi party came to power.[1]
References
- ↑ Peter Chamberlin and Hillary Doyle, Encyclopedia of German Tanks of World War Two, 1978, 1999, p. 147
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