Comments on: E-Series according to Fritz Hahn

By: NagaSadow

NagaSadow — Mon, 05 Aug 2013 10:23:46 +0000

The tank list can be found in here:
http://de.scribd.com/doc/58920599/Waffen-Revue-87

By: Captian Nemo

Captian Nemo — Mon, 05 Aug 2013 00:00:20 +0000

I would be interested in reading it as well. There is only so much written in English and its hard to find new and original material.

By: Zarax

Zarax — Sun, 04 Aug 2013 17:14:29 +0000

Those would be very interesting to get as source, I pretty much reached the end of english language material…

By: NagaSadow

NagaSadow — Sun, 04 Aug 2013 16:01:00 +0000

Old issues of Waffen Revue a German magazine dealing with weapons and weapons development. One of the issues in 90s contained the list of tanks (dated 12th April 1945) with the respective number. All equipment that was either used by the Wehrmacht or at least had been developed to the point that it could potentially be introduced in the future received a number, from simple screws to tanks. The fact that neither E-25 nor E-50/75 tank projects ever received a number shows how unfinised those projects were.

By: Tigger3

Tigger3 — Sun, 04 Aug 2013 11:36:37 +0000

The Panzerjäger Bren 731(e) carried 3 Panzerschreck but they were not fired from it, the mounting was a fixed transport mount and they had their blast shields removed. There was no elevation or traverse for the weapons.

3.Pz.Gren.Div in Italy 1944

http://beutepanzer.ru/Beutepanzer/uk/APC_universal/3PzGrDiv.htm

The Wanze was a vehicle produced in the last days of WW2 and was used in Berlin. It was a modified Borgward IV demolition vehicle mounting a pedestal with 6 Panzerschreck on it with a blast shield.

Post 28

http://forum.worldoftanks.eu/index.php?/topic/131358-universal-carrier-mk-i/page__st__20

Wanze – Borgward B IV Ausführung mit Raketenpanzerbüchse 54

http://www.achtungpanzer.com/wanze-borgward-b-iv-ausfuhrung-mit-raketenpanzerbuchse-54.htm

The E10 sound a little like one of the Waffentragers a one was built using parts from the RSO

Post 5

http://forum.worldoftanks.eu/index.php?/topic/59723-krupp-waffentrager-prototype/

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sun, 04 Aug 2013 11:19:20 +0000

The Panzerjäger Bren 731(e) wa designed to carry the weapons and not for them to be fired from it as they had no elevation or traverse, they were strapped to a fixed mounting.

http://beutepanzer.ru/Beutepanzer/uk/APC_universal/3PzGrDiv.htm

The Wanze – Borgward B IV Ausführung mit Raketenpanzerbüchse 54 a modified Borgward IV demolition vehicle was used to fire the Raketenpanzerbüchse 54 (Panzerschreck) having 6 mounted on a pedestal mount allowing traverse and elevation.

http://www.achtungpanzer.com/wanze-borgward-b-iv-ausfuhrung-mit-raketenpanzerbuchse-54.htm

By: exocet6951

exocet6951 — Sun, 04 Aug 2013 05:35:39 +0000

Easily!
They just would have to cut a massive hole in the frontal armor, eliminate two crew members, remove the engine, load only 5 shells and put counterweights at the back.

E-25: pole vaulting edition

By: Captian Nemo

Captian Nemo — Sun, 04 Aug 2013 03:50:30 +0000

Where are you pulling this info from? It might make it easier for people to help you if they knew where it came from.

By: Captian Nemo

Captian Nemo — Sun, 04 Aug 2013 03:44:29 +0000

Lots of things got numbers that never made it out of designers heads or beyond engineering study’s. I suppose if the original criteria for issuing a number could be found it would clear up most of this.

By: NagaSadow

NagaSadow — Sat, 03 Aug 2013 21:39:41 +0000

I think it should be mentioned that the E-100 and the E-10 were the only E-Serie tanks to receive a equipment list (Gerätenummer) number. At least as far as I’m aware.

Gerät 21-383 Panzerkampfwagen E 100
Gerät 21-510 Hetzer E 10 (Magirus)

I think the E-5 Wanze thing might be a confusion with the Rutscher project, which does appear as well:
21-501 Rutscher (BMW)
21-502 Rutscher (Weser Hütte)

Concerning possible guns the equipment lists include several guns that I’ve never seen mentioned in any book:
5-815 8,8-cm-HL-Pak L/130 (!!!!)
5-1030 10,5-cm-HL Pak
5-1039 HLR L/75
HL could possible stand for Hohlladung (HEAT) or Hochleistung (High performance)

7,5 or 8,8cm L/100 don’t appear in the lists so were probably never seriously considered.