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retiredyank

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Posted: Thursday, October 13, 2011 - 11:51 AM UTC
I happened across this photo, while researching the Panzer IV. The mineroller is on a earlier Panzer IV. Does anybody have any more information on this mineroller or any other ones implemented by Germany during WWII?



GaryKato

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Posted: Thursday, October 13, 2011 - 01:58 PM UTC
According to Panzer Tracts #14: Armored Combat Engineer Vehicles, that mine roller was developed by Krupp but was found to be too difficult to steer.

dmiles

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Posted: Friday, October 14, 2011 - 12:59 AM UTC
According to Encyclopaedia of German Tanks of World War Two (which shows the picture you have posted) it is a Panzerkampfwagen IV mit Minenrollern (Pz, Minenräumgerät IV). The front rollers cleared a path for the tracks while the trailing rollers detonated the mines between the path swept by the front rollers. An Ausf C was used as the trial vehicle.
Posted: Wednesday, October 19, 2011 - 12:14 AM UTC

That is a very cool picture. It would make for a very interesting conversion.
I have the VM kit of the T-34 85 with the huge mine roller. It's pretty impressive.
Thanks for sharing.
Jeff
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