Name that tank!

Polish, did the Germans use it as a command vehicle

 

Not Polish, sorry, although it was used in the invasion of Poland.

and the production version was a full-blown armoured car, so generally not used as a command vehicle.

 

Looks like an outhouse on wheels.

tom

 

Hi Tom,

I can give another clue - here's a photo of the first in-service version;

 

Its the armoured car version of Dr Doolittles Push-me-pull-you

 

almost

Another little clue - it was used by the SS and the Waffen SS among others.

 

ahhhh one short walk to my encyclopedia of german tanks of ww2 will reveal the answer, it is an M35 mittlerer panzerwagen, origins: austrian army. used by the SS and police to 'police' the backwater areas of the third reich.

 

Absolutely right - otherwise known as the Steyr ADGZ, with the original photo being the 1933 prototype, the second photo the 1934/5 first production version.

Used by the SS in the invasion of Poland, particularly the area of Danzig, and then in limited use on the OstFront.

well done, your turn next

 

give me 2 days to find a real doozer, my internet is capped aat the moment

 

I can leave you one to try in the meantime if you like

 

T-26?

 

along the right lines Vegar, but not a T-26

 

Uh, I have a Steyr-------

Steyr Mannlicher M95 Carbine, that is.........


tom

 

T-46 prototype.

tom

 

you got it - T-46

Your turn

 

I'll let GTE get his in whilst I look for a good one.

tom

 

ok have a look at this one
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Is it a French GPF 155mm? (model 1938)

 

Here's my guess: the Canon de 194 mle GPF. A number were used by the Germans in Russia as the "19.4cm Kanone 485 (f) auf Selbstfahrlafette"

 

Think Alan has it right - the barrel is much bigger than the 155