In 1944, Krupp began working on a curious demining machine of massive construction. The army needed a machine that could create passages in minefields in a short time. The four-wheeled machine with the most frequently reported weight of 130 tons (?) (Wheel diameter - 2.7 m) was to consist of two identical halves connected by a massive joint. Each half had one Maybach HL 90 engine to drive, and each had a cab with a driver's seat. The structure was welded from massive armor, which was to withstand the impact of ordinary artillery ammunition. The wheels were all-steel, with solid rubber plates mounted around the perimeter, which partially replaced the tires. The front pair of wheels had a larger wheelbase than the rear pair to create the widest possible strip of demining space. The machine should probably have some kind of demining track to initiate mines, respectively. demining blade. Krupp began construction of the prototype, but most likely did not complete it. The prototype at the end of the war fell into the hands of US soldiers. They tried to transfer him to the USA and began moving him to the English Channel. Here the tracks are lost and other information about the fate of the machine is unknown.
Pejčoch, I .: Obrněná technika 2 Německo 1919-1945 (II.část), vydavateľstvo ARE, Praha 1999, ISBN 80-86158-07-1 derzweiteweltkrieg.blogspot.sk
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