Bone_Vulture Posted May 1, 2005 Share Posted May 1, 2005 Hello! On this forum, we've discussed many wacky German tank designs, so I thought I'd throw a personal mystery to the pile. I have a faint memory of reading about German plans of building a massive APC-like tank that could transport Hitler safely to the frontline. The tank was supposed to be durable enough to withstand a direct bomb hit, but the project was scrapped when it turned out that the vehicle (or crawling fortress, more like) was so heavy and noisy that it cracked the pavement on autobahns, and caused the windows of nearby houses to rattle and break. Does anyone have more info on this oddball project, or was it just an urban legend of WW2? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParaBellum Posted May 1, 2005 Share Posted May 1, 2005 1st time I hear of a project like this. And I thought I had seen most german tank designs of WW2, even the most ludicrous ones. :confused: 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bone_Vulture Posted May 1, 2005 Author Share Posted May 1, 2005 My memory is hazy... I think this vehicle was either a pre-war design, or it was planned to use in the eastern front specifically (post-'41 design). And if I remember correctly, the vehicle was also supposed to be big enough to both accomodate Der Führer snugly (living quarters), and have a war room of some sort for the general staff. Hopefully someone can dig up bits of info on this - I doubt any photos exist, only plans on paper. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEY Posted May 1, 2005 Share Posted May 1, 2005 Not likely what your talking about but it may be one of the other prototypes mentioned here. http://www.panzerschreck.de/panzer/pzkpfw/pkpfw.html Here's a little info on this rat, http://www.masterliness.com/a/Ratte.tank.htm 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bone_Vulture Posted May 1, 2005 Author Share Posted May 1, 2005 Yep, it's possible that this project was somehow connected to the "crawling battleships" the nutty German scientists had though of. But I wonder if any site mentions a vehicle that was specifically designed to carry Hitler? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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