This is one of Germany's most mysterious machines.
Mention of ňit first appeared in 1995 in the periodical Museum Ordnance, when Steven Zaloga brought information about the machine, which is part of the admirable collection of combat equipment in Kubinka.
This remarkable machine was captured ČA the end of the war somewhere off the Baltic and was subsequently taken to Kubinka for test trials.
It was a single-seater reconnaissance machine powered by a motorcycle engine. The machine had a cylindrical cabin in which there was room for both crew and engine. On the sides were large wheels with notches for better movement in the terrain. At the rear was a swivel wheel,by means of which the direction of travel was changed. The diameter of the cylindrical cab was around 180cm.
The machine was probably based on the experience gained from the construction of the equally curious tractor ťahačs of the Lauster company. In particular, the 1942 LW3 project is a direct copy of the Kugelpanzer.
The development of this design is said to have been prompted by German-Japanese cooperation on the development of cheap ľahigh reconnaissance vehicles. It is possible that the Kugelpanzer was the final product of this collaboration.
Information on this machine is extremely scarce.
*Source : Pejčoch-Obrněna technika 1
*photo source : http://www.jagdtiger.de/index2.htm
Mention of ňit first appeared in 1995 in the periodical Museum Ordnance, when Steven Zaloga brought information about the machine, which is part of the admirable collection of combat equipment in Kubinka.
This remarkable machine was captured ČA the end of the war somewhere off the Baltic and was subsequently taken to Kubinka for test trials.
It was a single-seater reconnaissance machine powered by a motorcycle engine. The machine had a cylindrical cabin in which there was room for both crew and engine. On the sides were large wheels with notches for better movement in the terrain. At the rear was a swivel wheel,by means of which the direction of travel was changed. The diameter of the cylindrical cab was around 180cm.
The machine was probably based on the experience gained from the construction of the equally curious tractor ťahačs of the Lauster company. In particular, the 1942 LW3 project is a direct copy of the Kugelpanzer.
The development of this design is said to have been prompted by German-Japanese cooperation on the development of cheap ľahigh reconnaissance vehicles. It is possible that the Kugelpanzer was the final product of this collaboration.
Information on this machine is extremely scarce.
*Source : Pejčoch-Obrněna technika 1
*photo source : http://www.jagdtiger.de/index2.htm
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