Schmalturm

As Schmalturm different tower designs were German tanks at the time of World War II referred.

These were in detail:

• The tower developed by Krupp based on the Henschel design VK 4503 (H), the later PzKpfw VI Ausf. B "Tiger II" ("King Tiger ").
• The tower of the planned version F of the PzKpfw V "Panther" .
• The prototype of a tower for the planned PzKpfw V "Panther II" .

For the turret of the Panther II, at the end of 1944, Krupp also considered placing it on the hull of the PzKpfw IV to increase its combat value . These considerations were dropped as the weight of the tower would have overloaded the landing gear.

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  PzKpfw V "Panther" with the original tower

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  PzKpfw V "Panther" with Schmalturm

credentials

1. ^ FM von Senger and Etterlin : The German tanks 1926–1945. Bernard & Graefe Verlag, ISBN 3-7637-5988-3 , p. 63.