Grosstraktor

Grosstraktor
The Grosstraktor used for anti-tank training
Type	Medium tank
Place of origin	Germany
Service history
In service	1935
Used by	Nazi Germany
Wars	none
Production history
Designed	1926
Manufacturer	Rheinmetall, Krupp, Daimler
Produced	1928–1930
Number built	6
Specifications
Weight	19 tonnes (21 short tons)
Length	6.6 m (21 ft 8 in)
Width	2.81 m (9 ft 3 in)
Height	2.3 m (7 ft 7 in)
Crew	6

Armor	13 mm mild steel
Main armament	One 75 mm KwK L 24
Engine	BMW Va 6-cylinder 250 PS
Suspension	coil-spring suspension (Rheinmetall, Krupp) leaf springs suspension (Daimler-Benz)
Operational range	150 km (93 mi) on-road
Speed	40 km/h (25 mph) on-road

Grosstraktor ("large tractor") was the name given to six prototype medium tanks built (two each) by Rheinmetall, Krupp and Daimler, for the German Weimar Republic, in violation of the Treaty of Versailles.

Constructed in secret they were tested in the Soviet Union. They were used for training and retired as monuments after the Nazi party came to power.^[1]

References

↑ Peter Chamberlin and Hillary Doyle, Encyclopedia of German Tanks of World War Two, 1978, 1999, p. 147

External links

http://www.achtungpanzer.com/leichte-traktor-grosstraktor-i-ii-iii-neubaufahrzeug-pzkpfw-v-vi.htm

Interwar tanks

List Category

Tankettes	L3/33 L3/35 Carden Loyd Morris-Martel T-27 TKS Type 92 tankette Type 94 tankette Type 97 Te-Ke Tančík vz. 33 AH-IV

Light	H35 R35 Fiat 3000 Leichttraktor Light Tanks Mk I–V Light Tank Mk VI Light Tank Mk VII M1 Combat Car M2 Light Tank Panzer I Panzer II LT vz. 34 LT vz. 35 LT vz. 38 T1 Light Tank T7 Combat Car T-18 T-13 T-15 T-19 T-26 T-37 T-38 7TP Type 95 Ha-Go Vickers 6-Ton Vickers-Carden-Loyd Light Amphibious Tank

Medium	Char D1 Char D2 Grosstraktor Medium Mk I Medium Mk II Medium Mk III Panzer III T-24 T-28 Type 89 I-Go Type 97 Chi-Ni Type 97 Chi-Ha Type 98 Chi-Ho

Cavalry, Cruiser or Fast	AMC 34 AMC 35 AMR 33 AMR 35 BT tank Cruiser Mk I Cruiser Mk II Cruiser Mk III SOMUA S35

Infantry	FCM 36 Infantry Mk I, Matilda Renault R35 T-26 Type 89 I-Go

Heavy	Char B1 Neubaufahrzeug SMK T-35 T-100 Type 95 Heavy Tank Vickers A1E1 Independent

Super-heavy	FCM F1 Char 2C T-42

Armoured Carriers	UE Chenillette Bren Gun Carrier

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