Wednesday, February 24, 2016

Experimental Self-Propelled 8.8cm Gun on the 12-ton Halftrack

10 experimental self-propelled 8.8cm gun on the 12-ton halftrack (Sd.Kfz.8) was first put into service in 1939 in 1./s.Pz.Jg.Abt.8 (detached company formation. 6 assigned to 3 platoons in 1940). The unit also went to Russia under a Leutnant in 1941 under Panzergruppe 3 (Hoth) to show its awesome power against russian tanks while losing two. Here is a beautiful picture of this rarity.


Source :
http://www.history.jp/wehrmacht/008.htm

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