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Neubaufahrzeug – German experimental multi-turreted heavy tank.
In 1934 Rheinmetall-Borsig built two mild steel prototypes, both with their own turret design. Three more prototypes were built with proper armor and the Krupp turret in 1935/1936.
Tanks were used by the tank training school at Putlos. In 1940 3 prototypes were attached to the Panzer-Abteilung z.b.V. 40. In April 1940 tanks were shipped direct to Oslo in Norway and were used in combat. One tank was destroyed by German engineers when it got stuck in swamps near Åndalsnes.
Manufacturer: Rheinmetall-Borsig
Specifications:
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- Neubaufahrzeug (NbFz V) tank under construction in Rheinmetall factory
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- German heavy multi-turret tank Neubaufahrzeug 3
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- German heavy multi-turret tank Neubaufahrzeug 2
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- PzKpfw Neubaufahrzeug tank
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- Experimental Neubaufahrzeug tanks
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- Neubaufahrzeug Nbfz in Norway
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- Experimental tank Neubaufahrzeug and crew
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- Panzerkampfwagen Neubaufahrzeug front view
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- Neubaufahrzeug on railway car
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- Neubaufahrzeug Panzer Abteilung z.b.V.40 in Norway
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- Neubaufahrzeug tank of Panzer Abteilung z.b.V. 40 in Norway
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- Neubaufahrzeug Panzer Abteilung z.b.V. 40 Oslo 1940
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- Neubaufahrzeug tank 1940
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- Neubaufahrzeug Nbfz tank
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- German heavy tank Neubaufahrzeug 1940
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- Neubaufahrzeug side view
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- Neubaufahrzeug of Panzer Abteilung z.b.V. 40 Norway April 1940
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- Neubaufahrzeug Multi turreted heavy tank
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- Neubaufahrzeug tank of Panzer Abteilung z.b.V. 40 Oslo 1940
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- Neubaufahrzeug tanks Panzer Abteilung z.b.V. 40 Oslo April 1940
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- Neubaufahrzeug and Renault UE
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- German heavy tank Neubaufahrzeug
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- PzKpfw Neubaufahrzeug on road
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- Neubaufahrzeug tank in factory
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- Panzerkampfwagen Neubaufahrzeug rear view
Neubaufahrzeug – German experimental multi-turreted heavy tank.
In 1934 Rheinmetall-Borsig built two mild steel prototypes, both with their own turret design. Three more prototypes were built with proper armor and the Krupp turret in 1935/1936.
Tanks were used by the tank training school at Putlos. In 1940 3 prototypes were attached to the Panzer-Abteilung z.b.V. 40. In April 1940 tanks were shipped direct to Oslo in Norway and were used in combat. One tank was destroyed by German engineers when it got stuck in swamps near Åndalsnes.
Manufacturer: Rheinmetall-Borsig
Specifications:
crew |
6 |
lenght |
6600 mm |
width |
2190 mm |
height |
2980 mm |
combat weight |
23410 kg |
armor / angle: |
hull: 20 mm front; 13 mm sides, rear, top, bottom superstructure: 13 mm front, sides, rear, top turret: 15 mm front; 13 mm sides, rear, top and bottom gun mantlet: 15 mm |
engine: |
BMW Va, 250hp, 6 cylinder, water-cooled, gasoline 22920 cm3. |
transmission |
6 forward and 1 reverse |
fuel |
457 l |
max speed |
30 km/h (25 km/h off-road) |
range |
250 km (road) |
ground clearance |
450 mm |
armament |
7,5 cm KwK L/24; 3,7 cm KwK L/45 |
ammunition |
80 rounds 75 mm + 50 rounds 37 mm |
secondary armament |
2 x MG13 (6000 rounds) |
Bibliography:
- Michael Sowodny: German Armored Rarities 1935-1945, Schiffer Military/Aviation History
- Doug Dildy, John White: Denmark and Norway 1940: Hitler’s boldest operation, Osprey Campaign
- George Bradford: World War II AFV Plans: German Early War Armored Fighting Vehicles
- Peter Chamberlain, Hilary L. Doyle, Thomas L. Jentz: Encyclopedia of German Tanks of World War Two. A Complete Illustrated Directory of German Battle Tanks, Armoured Cars, Self-propelled Guns, and Semi-tracked Vehicles, 1933–1945