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+ | {{Tankinfobox|name = Durchbruchwagen I|image = Durchbruchwagen I.jpg|caption = Durchbruchwagen I design.|type of vehicle = Heavy Tank|place of origin = [[File:Germany 1935-1945.svg|23px]] Germany (Third Reich)|manufacturers = Henschel|designer companies = Henschel|period designed = 1937|num built = 1 hull|produced period = 1937|dev into = [[Durchbruchwagen II]]|main gun = [[7,5cm KwK 37]] L/24|armour = up to 50mm|weight = 30t|crew = 5|engine = Maybach HL120|power weight = 9.33hp/t|type n displacement = V-12, 280hp|suspension = Torsion bars|speed = Onroad: 35km/h|roadwheels = 5/side|return rollers = 3/side|shock absorbers = first and fifth(last) roadwheels/side}}With the [[Neubaufahrzeug]] no longer suited to the role of a heavy tank, a new and heavier design was needed. The '''D'''urchbruch'''w'''agen '''I''' (''Breakthrough {panzerkampf}wagen'') was developed. This new design was intended to damage defensive lines as well as replace the [[Panzerkampfwagen III]] and [[Panzerkampfwagen IV|IV]] models. A single hull was made of the '''DWI''', but the prototype was abandoned. Later, a new prototype was designed and a hull constructed, the [[Durchbruchwagen II]]. This model was essentially an upgraded '''DWI''', it was heavier and also featured a hull-mounted machine gun. It is thought the turret design for the [[Durchbruchwagen II|'''DWII''']] was later used for the [[Panzerkampfwagen IV Ausf. C]]. |
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=== [[Durchbruchwagen II]] === |
=== [[Durchbruchwagen II]] === |
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Latest revision as of 07:36, 3 June 2019
Overview
With the Neubaufahrzeug no longer suited to the role of a heavy tank, a new and heavier design was needed. The Durchbruchwagen I (Breakthrough {panzerkampf}wagen) was developed. This new design was intended to damage defensive lines as well as replace the Panzerkampfwagen III and IV models. A single hull was made of the DWI, but the prototype was abandoned. Later, a new prototype was designed and a hull constructed, the Durchbruchwagen II. This model was essentially an upgraded DWI, it was heavier and also featured a hull-mounted machine gun. It is thought the turret design for the DWII was later used for the Panzerkampfwagen IV Ausf. C.