DEU - Sonnensegel mit Panzerkampfwagen

In 1941, an attempt was made to create protection against sunlight in harsh climatic conditions. It was a tarpaulin, which was to protect the surface of the tank from the sun. The temperatures in the bowels of the tank reached extreme values and it did not benefit the crew. The experimental tank was a light tank Pz.Kpfw.II Ausf.B (Fgst.Nr .25006), which underwent a test in Kummersdorfe, where he drove 1391 km and subsequently underwent a test run in Greece, where he drove 660 km .

The test tank in the photos was incorrectly identified in the past as an engineering modification (pionierpanzer).

Thomas L.Jentz, Hilary Louis Doyle- Panzerkampfwagen II Ausf.D, E and F development and production from 1937 to 1942, Panzer Tracts No.2-3, year of publication 2010

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