Scipio Posted January 12, 2002 Share Posted January 12, 2002 I found it in a book, but no further information, only that some PzIII were assigned together with some 'Sprengpanzer'. Do someone know what a Sprenpanzer is? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonS Posted January 12, 2002 Share Posted January 12, 2002 this might help: http://www.achtungpanzer.com/borgward.htm IIRC the Sprengpanzers, or Goliaths, were intended to blow up tanks and could be used for other engineering/demolition tasks. Initially they found that the operators were too exposed, so they put them in AFVs, which is where the PzIII comes into it. Regards JonS PS Altavista/Babelfish translates Sprengpanzer as "blows up tanks". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
offtaskagain Posted January 12, 2002 Share Posted January 12, 2002 <blockquote>quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by JonS: this might help: http://www.achtungpanzer.com/borgward.htm IIRC the Sprengpanzers, or Goliaths, were intended to blow up tanks and could be used for other engineering/demolition tasks. Initially they found that the operators were too exposed, so they put them in AFVs, which is where the PzIII comes into it. Regards JonS PS Altavista/Babelfish translates Sprengpanzer as "blows up tanks".<hr></blockquote> Tiger I&II were sometimes equipped into company sized units with Borgward B IV demolition vehicles on the order of 14 Tigers and 45 Borgwards. These units were referred to as Panzer Kompanie (Funklenk). Several companies equipped with Pz III and Stugs for control vehicles fought at Kursk and proved fairly effective. A company of them also fought at Normandy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scipio Posted January 12, 2002 Author Share Posted January 12, 2002 Thanks! Sounds like an ugly little thing - I wonder if this would be nice to have in CM:BB! :cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
von Murrin Posted January 12, 2002 Share Posted January 12, 2002 Weren't they used to help end the Warsaw uprising? Nathanael Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattias Posted January 12, 2002 Share Posted January 12, 2002 Just in case someone missed this: There where several types of Ladungsträger (charge carriers) used by the Germans during the war. The small, "funny", driverless ones are the Goliaths which came in two versions, one first one with electric motor and the second with a motorcycle engine (SdKfz 302 and 303). The larger (3.6 tons) ones that had a drivers seat (but where remote controlled in combat) and armour plating where the A, B and C versions of the Schwere Ladungsträger (or Sonderschlepper B IV). These vehicles were not primarily intended for kamikazi style missions like the little Goliath but rather to carry a 500 Kg charge to the intended target, release it and then withdraw. This is also the kind of vehicle that was used by the "Funklenk" panzer kompanien. A third type, the Mittlere Ladungsträger "Springer", was produced in small numbers in late 44´. It was intended to replace both the above mentioned types but the war ended before much of that transition could take place. M. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
von Murrin Posted January 12, 2002 Share Posted January 12, 2002 Ah, the Goliath. That's the one I was thinking of. Thanks, Mattias. Nathanael Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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