Wwii tank wrecks german panzer i panzer ii wespe stug. First saw combat in the battle of kursk operation citadel and went on to fight on all fronts. Choose your favorite model and shop easily from us. Wespe wikipedia bahasa indonesia, ensiklopedia bebas. Pada tahun 1940, selama pertempuran prancis, terlihat. Design of the panzer i began in 1932 and mass production in 1934. Achtung panzer the development of armoured forces, their tactics and operational potential. Pada tahun 1940, selama pertempuran prancis, terlihat bahwa tank. Panzerhaubitze wespe sdkfz124 of the panzer division 2 site statistics.
Afv database onwar war gamer surviving panzer ii tanks a pdf file presenting the panzer ii tanks pzkpfw. The sdkfz 124 wespe became one such vehicle though it proved a resounding success as a straightforward conversion of the panzer ii series light tank. It was used in both north africa against the western allies and on the eastern front against the soviet union. Hitlers army eventually conquered norway, the low countries and france in apriljune of 1940.
Panzerbefehlswagen i ausf b gallery panzerkampfwagen ii. The need for mobile artillery became obvious early in the russian campaign, and in 1942 the alkett subsidiary of rheinmetallborsig began work on modifying the standard panzer ii fuselage to carry the german armys standard 10. The name is short for the german panzerkampfwagen i armored fighting vehicle mark i, abbreviated pzkpfw i. From my native canada to the german osfront and back. The vehicle was designed as a mobile artillery unit for armored forces. Hundreds of hours were spent precisely measuring surviving artillerie sfl.
The panzer i was a light tank produced in germany in the 1930s. We have added another hundred third reich history and military books to the. Panzerworld news 20180828 assault gun employment guidelines, 1942 translation added. Achtung panzer book series finescale modeler essential. The official german designation was panzerkampfwagen ii abbreviated pzkpfw ii although the vehicle had originally been designed as a stopgap while larger, more advanced tanks were developed, it nonetheless went on to play an important role in the early years of world war ii, during the polish and french. It was in service on all major fronts during world war ii. The wespe was a light selfpropelled gun armed with 105mm light field howitzer and gunshield. Ho scale painted german panzer train kits from wespe. Kokonaisvalmistusmaara helmikuusta 1943 vuoden 1944 puolivaliin oli 662 panssarihaupitsia ja 158 aseistamatonta munitionsschlepper wespe ammustenkuljetusvaunua. Alkett yhtion altmarkische kettenwerke gmbh suunnittelemaa wespea valmistettiin panzer ii ausf. Wespe ini sangat populer dengan awak korps afrika dan divisi panzer karena kecepatannya yang tinggi. Pdf achtung panzer download full pdf book download. Proving successful after deployment on the eastern front, the vehicle then went on to serve on most fronts.
In action with 25th panzer regiment, 7th panzer division 194445 by bruno friesen. Za naoruzanje je odabrana poljska haubica leichte feldhaubitze 18m lefh18m kalibra 105 mm i maksimalnog dometa do 10 km. The german army panzer artillerie batteries still needed more selfpropelled guns that could keep up with the panzer divisions, fitted with 10. Development and limited production models panzerkampfwagen ii ausf. Ii culminated in army field manual fm 10020, command. Game content and materials are trademarks and s of their respective publisher and its licensors. The wespe wasp was designed by alkett early in 1942, and was chosen as the most practical selfpropelled mount for the lefh18 over the panzer 3 and panzer 4.
Guys, i am really digging those achtung panzer reference book series. It proved very successful, and hitler ordered all panzer ii chassis production be dedicated to the wespe alone, at the expense of other projects, including the marder ii selfpropelled antitank gun. Now for the first time accurate drawings have been created of two different wespe, two different hummel, the heuschrecke ivb, and the le. The wespe selfpropelled artillery was a panzer ii tank with the turret removed and a 105mm artillary piece installed. The first achtung panzer volume in several years fills a long open gap by providing unparalled coverage of the little tanks germanys panzer i and panzer ii, along with all the many variants based upon them, including the luchs, marder ii, wespe and more. Selfpropelled light field howitzer on tracked carriage. In achtung panzer het hy beskryf wat hy geglo het as noodsaaklike elemente vir n suksesvolle tenkaanval. Wespe howitzers move through a town in southern russia a wespe destroyed in normandy, 1944. Tamiya has recently rereleased the 5 scale kit with new markings, figures, and new track. The panzer ii is the common name used for a family of german tanks used in world war ii. Puudes saasta vaga heade omadustega pzkpfw ii veermiku tootmist, otsustati ehitada sellele iseliikuv suurtukk. Wespe developed from 1939 through 1940 on the chassis of the panzerkampfwagen i.
Light field howitzer 18 on panzer ii chassis selfpropelled, was a german selfpropelled artillery vehicle developed and used during the second world war. The wespe was based on the panzer ii chassis mounting the 10. German wwii patriotic song panzerlied video dailymotion. Sdkfz 124 wespe ili panzerhaubitze wespe ili samo wespe njemacki za osu je bio njemacki samohodni top razvijen i koristen tijekom drugog svjetskog rata. They are all in pdf format and are typically 10s of mbs in size, so you may wish to right click and select save as in order to download. Riwayat pertempuran sunting sunting sumber wespe pertama kali dipakai tahun 1943 pada pertempuran di front timur, dan terbukti sukses, sehingga hitler memerintahkan semua modifikasi panzer ii digunakan untuk wespe saja, membatalkan proyek. Kendaraan ini merupakan modifikasi dari panzer ii pengembangan.
Hy het gepantserde afdelings voorgestel waarin gemotoriseerde infanterie en artillerie saam met tenks sou werk om n beslissende sukses te behaal. It was design by alkett based on the panzer ii ausf. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. The design for the wespe was produced by alkett, based on the panzer ii ausf. The wespe first saw combat in 1943 on the eastern front. Dizajnirana je na temelju panzer ii tenka godine 1940. Light field howitzer 18 on panzer ii chassis selfpropelled, is a german selfpropelled gun developed and used during the second world war.
Manufactured from february 1943 through july 1944, with a total production of 675 artillery and 159 ammunition carriers. The armored cabin with the modified 105 mm field howitzer was mounted on the middle and rear parts of the chassis. The achtunb also argues against the continued use of cavalry given the proven effectiveness of the machine gun, and advocates replacing the cavalry with mechanised infantry. Panzer main battle tanks he laudedutilized airpower in an. The geschuetzwagfen iiiiv was still in production and being used for the nashorn 88mm antitank selfpropelled gun as well as the 15cm hummel spg.
The panzer ii was supplanted by the panzer iii and iv medium tanks by 19401941. The tanks official german ordnance inventory designation was sdkfz 101 special purpose vehicle 101. The wespe wasp was the last, and most numerous, of a series of self propelled guns based on the panzer ii fuselage. Thus, when the need arose for a sp artillery vehicle, the panzer ii was a natural choice. Surviving panzer ii tanks a pdf file presenting the panzer ii tanks pzkpfw. Contentsshow development in 1940, during the battle of france. A the sole difference being the capitalization of the letter a, the ausf. The main idea behind the design of wespe was to provide all mobile formations with proper and indirect artillery support. The vehicle required the support of an ammunition carrier. Ww2 panzer iii ausf d e f panzerkampfwagen 3 footage part 1.