Sappenpanzer
The Sappenpanzer (also Sappeurpanzer or Tranchée-Harnisch ) is a European armor of the 16th and 17th centuries. It was carried by the sappers who dug the necessary trenches ( saps ) during a siege . During this period, the use of armor by cavalry and infantry decreased in favor of better mobility, the sapeurs continued to use heavy armor. The sappers were particularly at risk from enemy fire and therefore wore heavy sapphire armor and sapphire helmets . As a rule, two wide belly rings or leg pockets hung on the chest piece . There were riveted shoulder straps on the back piece, which could be attached to the chest piece.
In order to provide proof of quality, these tanks were shot at with a musket after production. The impact points of the fire test can still be seen on individual pieces, as these were not removed as a kind of seal of quality .
The name Sappenpanzer was also used for the German infantry tank developed during the First World War .
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- ↑ Heinrich Müller: Armored Times: 2000 Years of Soldier's Body Protection from Antique Muscle Armor to Bulletproof Vest , Federal Office for Defense Technology and Procurement , 1995, ISBN 3927038601 , pp. 77-80
- ↑ Rolf Wirtgen : Armored Times: 2000 Years of Soldier's Body Protection From Antique Muscle Armor to Bulletproof Vest , Federal Office for Defense Technology and Procurement , 1995, ISBN 3927038601 , pp. 119–121