(prototype) Neubaufahrzeug +IMG
Posted: Tue Apr 20, 2021 4:15 pm
The prototype series of tanks Neubaufahrzeug (German for "new construction vehicle" - a false name) was a first attempt to create a medium tank for the Wehrmacht after Adolf Hitler came to power. Multi-towers, heavy and slow, were not considered successful, which led to the production of only five. These were used primarily for propaganda and training purposes, although three participated in the Battle of Norway in 1940. Photos of the Neubaufahrzeugs were displayed with different models of towers and guidelines to deceive Allied spies; American and Soviet agents independently reported that the Germans had two new heavy tanks, the Panzer V and VI. In reality, these tanks were far from the Panzer V Panther and the Panzer VI Tiger.