Any information on this vehicle?

[Chieftain10]

Hi,
I'm currently in the midst of making my own tank game and am currently looking for a suitable late war, lightly-armoured 12,8cm tank proposal. Whilst looking around, I found this interesting vehicle, the "Einheitswaffenträger mit 12,8cm L/55 K81", and was wondering if anyone had any more information regarding it except for the one image linked below. I believe it's also the vehicle Trumpeter has made a model of, specifically their "12.8cm PaK 44 Waffenträger Krupp I"

thanks

image found here: https://sites.google.com/site/tanki...system/app/templates/print/&showPrintDialog=1

 

[vikingBerserker]

I believe it's also in World of Tanks, German Tank Destroyer Tier 9: Waffentrager auf Pz IV

 

[Chieftain10]

Nope, they're different vehicles as far as I can tell. The Waffenträger auf Panzer IV, or Mittlerer Waffenträger, is this:

 

[vikingBerserker]

You're correct. Its listed in "Die deutschen Panzer, 1926-1945" but only mentions it as a prototype.

 

[Chieftain10]

Ah okay. I don't have that book, is there any information about the vehicle or is it just mentioned in passing?

 

[vikingBerserker]

Just in passing. I'll take a look at a few other books tonight and see if I can find anything on it.

 

[Chieftain10]

Thank you so much! I've also found out myself just now it's the Mittlere Einheitswaffenträger and also known as the Krupp I (Egen) Waffenträger. Apparently a prototype was developed with a 10,5cm LefH, which was supposed to be interchangeable with a 12,8cm as seen in my original image and a 15cm sFH.

Attached are some photos of the prototype

 

[jmcalli2]

Hi,
I'm currently in the midst of making my own tank game and am currently looking for a suitable late war, lightly-armoured 12,8cm tank proposal. Whilst looking around, I found this interesting vehicle, the "Einheitswaffenträger mit 12,8cm L/55 K81", and was wondering if anyone had any more information regarding it except for the one image linked below. I believe it's also the vehicle Trumpeter has made a model of, specifically their "12.8cm PaK 44 Waffenträger Krupp I"

thanks

image found here: https://sites.google.com/site/tankisworldoftanks/germania/waffentrager-auf-pz-iv?tmpl=/system/app/templates/print/&showPrintDialog=1View attachment 586133

Looks a lot like a French Mk F3 155mm gun; Mk F3 155mm - Wikipedia