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Captured T-20 Tractor questions
backswampcub
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Posted: Wednesday, August 16, 2017 - 08:08 PM UTC
I have always been fascinated by the little russian artillery tractor. I am even more intrigued by the German captured ones. My question is what guns would the Germans have hauled around with the T-20s and for that matter the fins too. I am interested in options for towing not guns retrofitted to top of tractor.
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Posted: Wednesday, August 16, 2017 - 11:12 PM UTC
The Germans would probably have hauled around the PaK 40, and any AT gun smaller than it, or maybe a LefH 18 howitzer or Nebelwerfer. Hope this helps
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Posted: Wednesday, August 16, 2017 - 11:21 PM UTC
10.5 cm leFH 18 howitzer :



15 cm SiG33 howitzer :





I'll let the guns ID to you





A sledge ?



Not what you're looking for, but here's an interesting conversion :



H.P.
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Posted: Wednesday, August 16, 2017 - 11:22 PM UTC
I would say the PaK40 was too heavy for this tractor, and even more the leFH18... PaK38 and PaK36 would fit better (IMHO).
backswampcub
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Posted: Wednesday, August 16, 2017 - 11:59 PM UTC
Great pics thank for the info. Who makes a good pak38 or 36 or even a PAK40.
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Posted: Thursday, August 17, 2017 - 02:24 AM UTC
Frenchy !



This is a contraption to smooth the surface of the road.
The neighbour at our summerhouse built something similar from steel profiles to grind down the raised centerline of the field/forrest "road" that connects us to the public road.
Sometimes there is also a "flatbed" on top which can be loaded with rocks to get some extra weight.
A close inspection will reveal an angled plank/steel bar at the bottom of this "sledge", it sticks out at the right edge of the image.
/ Robin
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Posted: Thursday, August 17, 2017 - 05:39 AM UTC
Dragon makes what I consider to be a very nice PAK 38 and the kit is available as either an eastern front winter dressed crew or a late war crew appropriate for Normandy through the end of the war.
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Posted: Thursday, August 17, 2017 - 08:59 AM UTC
Hi Robin

To say the truth, I was not satisfied with the "sledge" theory...I'm sure the Finns would know how to built a better-looking sledge than this...
Thank for the explaination

H.P.
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