“Leichttraktor”, “Panzerkampfwagen Neubaufahrzeug” and “Panzerkampfwagen VI (P)”

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I suggest expanding and deepening the line of German equipment in the game, perhaps these are just dreams.

1st level.

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“Leichttraktor" (from it. — “light tractor") is a German light tank of the 1930s. It is also known as “Kleintraktor” and “VK31".

The hull was riveted-welded and assembled from sheets of rolled armor steel with a thickness of 4 to 10 mm. The tank layout remained tractor-like, which gave the VK 31 some advantages.

In the front part there was an engine and transmission compartment, where a Daimler-Benz M36 carburetor engine with a capacity of 36 hp was installed. In the middle part there was a control compartment in which the driver’s seat was on the left side. Since the layout of the tank made it impossible to provide an optimal view, a small turret with viewing slits was installed above the driver’s head.

The armament consisted of one 37 mm KwK L/45 cannon and a 7.92mm Dreyse machine gun mounted in a conical turret. To monitor the surrounding situation, two viewing devices were mounted on the roof, and an escape hatch was made in the aft part of the tower, with a slight shift to the right. In total, 4 running copies were made, with crews of 4 people each.

Characteristics (possible, no exact data available):

Body forehead (top), mm 4
The forehead of the body (middle), mm 8
Body forehead (bottom), mm 4
Hull side 8
Hull feed 4
Bottom, mm 5
Housing roof, mm 8
The forehead of the tower, mm 8
Gun mask, mm 10
Side of the tower, mm 8
The stern of the tower, mm 8
The roof of the tower, mm 4


2nd level.

The “Panzerkampfwagen Neubaufahrzeug” (translated from German, “new-built machine”), often abbreviated to Neubaufahrzeug or Nb.Fz. is a German experimental tank of the 1930s. In Soviet literature, it is sometimes referred to as “Rheinmetall". 5 units were mass-produced, the crew consisted of 6 tankers. The tank was almost never used in combat, but it became a real "weapon of German propaganda.
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The tanks arrived in Oslo on April 19, 1940 and created the appearance that Germany had heavy tanks in Norway — on the same day, three Nb.Fz. paraded through the streets of the Norwegian capital. The well—established propaganda mechanism worked flawlessly - already in the twenties of April, all European countries saw photos of impressive German tanks in the newspapers. A little later, Pz.Abt1. Zb.V 40. Together with the 196th Infantry Division of the Wehrmacht, based there, they formed a single unit called Gruppe Pellangahr. On April 25, 1940, the unit attacked British fortified positions near the village of Kwam, defended by the 1st Battalion of the Royal Yorkshire Infantry.

After the occupation of Norway, the remaining two vehicles were again relocated to Oslo, and then, at the end of 1940, returned to Germany. According to some reports, from 1940 to 1942, these tanks were used in Denmark, where they carried out police functions. In 1941-1942, both tanks were dismantled for metal. The dismantling of tanks is confirmed by documents captured by the British in 1945.

In a number of memoirs published after the war, one can find descriptions of the battles of Red Army units with Nb.Fz. tanks, “black Rheinmetals”, and mentions of them appear until the middle of 1942. However, it is known that none of the Nb.Fz. It was not used on the Eastern Front. All the stories about the combat use of Nb.Fz. on the Eastern Front, there are only legends, most of them inspired by the book “Notes of a Soviet officer” by tankman G. Panezhko, published in 1951. It is also possible that Soviet tankers mistook captured French tanks that fought in the ranks of the Wehrmacht for “Rheinmetals”. Interestingly, the West German reference book by Werner Oswald mentions the destruction of one Nb.Fz. by Soviet troops, but this information is not found anywhere else.

Specifications:

Body forehead (top), mm 13
Body forehead (bottom), mm 20
Hull side, mm 13
Hull feed, mm 13
Bottom, mm 13
Housing roof, mm 13
The forehead of the tower, mm 15
Gun mask, mm 15
Side of the tower, mm 13
Stern of the tower, mm 13
The roof of the tower, mm 13


5th level.
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“Panzerkampfwagen VI (P)”, “Sonderkraftfahrzeug II", “Tiger (P)“, “Tiger Porsche” is a German heavy tank of the Second World War, created by Ferdinand Porsche. The prototype was presented to Adolf Hitler on April 30, 1943, along with the competing VK 45.01 (H), a project by Henschel (designer Erwin Aders). However, according to the results of the military commission, the Henschel variant was recognized as more successful and adopted by the Wehrmacht. This decision was largely due to the electric transmission of the Porsche tank, which required a large amount of scarce copper for production, although the VK 45.01 (P) itself was almost ready for mass production, which could not be said about its opponent. As a result, only 10 cars were built.

Of the 10 tanks produced from April to October, 4 were used as prototypes on which various units were tested. Three more tanks were converted to Bergepanzer VI (P) in August 1943, 2 vehicles remained under the control of Wa Pruef 6. The last tank, released in October 1942 (No. 150013) was assembled in the Pz.Bef.Wg.VI (P) variant. Having passed multiple tests, in early 1944 it underwent modernization (strengthening of frontal armor to 200 mm and zimmerite), after which it was sent to the location of the 653rd heavy tank destroyer battalion as a commander’s tank with the tail number “003”. He participated in battles in the Galicia region. No details of the first and at the same time the last case of combat use Pz.Bef.Wg.VI (P) has not been preserved. One can only say that the tank was destroyed during the offensive of the Soviet troops: as early as July 18, it was listed as part of the battalion, and on July 22, it, like the two Bergepanzer VI (P), was no longer there.
Specifications:

Body forehead, mm 102-200
Hull side, mm 80
Hull feed, mm 82
Bottom, mm 20
Housing roof, mm 20
The forehead of the tower, mm 100
Gun mask, mm 100-120
Side of the tower, mm 82
Stern of the tower, mm 80
The roof of the tower, mm 25
Roof of the cabin, mm 40


Thanks for your attention!!!

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Close-up of a German Neubaufahrzeug prototype heavy tank deployed to .... Projekt "Mittlerer Traktor" Germania. The Neubaufahrzeug went through a series of name changes, including “Groß Traktor Nachbau”, “Mittlerer Traktor Neubau”, and “Neubau Fahrzeug” in 1933, and “Neubau-Panzerkampfwagen IV” in April 1940. The Neubaufahrzeug was never officially named Panzerkampfwagen V or VI.[3]

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Seem like nice additions,but I feel the neubefahrzueg could possibly be BR1 due to the very poor armour and would be more easily destroyed then BR1 other german tanks,and that armour value at 2 is just suicide since you can get better short barrel panzer 4s and the 3n at BR2.

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Why am I getting WoT vibes from this…?

Nb.Fz. was also my suggestion but once you look at it’s shell penetration and speed it could only fit at max BR1-2. It’s armor is also non existent.

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In my opinion , they Should add KV-7 , Yak-15 , P-59 ( US) and Cromwell VIII ( UK) too , i feel US very empty from tanks and soviet tanks are not the best too ( maybe IS-3 ??)

IS-3 wouldn’t change anything, T-44 and T-44-100 would be much better. And Britain should get all Churchill, Matilda types Black Prince, Crocodile, AVRE and Hedgehog included , Challenger, Valentine, Cromwell, Comet, first two Centurions were also produced in 1945 so we should get them.

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UK should receive Valentine’s too . But Black Prince is a Churchill with a Centurion turret and very slow (even reverse speed) , he will be an easy target to inf imo and AVRE churchill will be interesting , but i have very bad feelings of it from Warthunder