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Re: Wehrmacht tankers

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Post by fireindi64 » 14 Apr 2016, 14:54

oh oh oh George....

that isnt a fuel tanker, its the Henschel Tanksprize 2,5 , the watertender of the german fire sevice units on air fields ;-)))))

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Re: Wehrmacht tankers

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Post by carius » 14 Apr 2016, 15:46

fireindi64 wrote:oh oh oh George....

that isnt a fuel tanker, its the Henschel Tanksprize 2,5 , the watertender of the german fire sevice units on air fields ;-)))))

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Tanker :milwink: :thumbsup:

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Re: ► Photothread: Wehrmacht fuel tankers

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Post by uncle » 13 May 2016, 20:25

Henschel Merkur 4500 (1940)
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Re: ► Photothread: Wehrmacht fuel tankers

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Post by SIS 5 » 14 May 2016, 08:51

Hi uncle,

thank You very much for posting this interesting pic of Henschel tankers. Are You sure, that it is the right designation for this type. I thought the name "Merkur" (Mercury, a name of the Roman mythology: the Roman god associated with speed, sometimes used as a messenger) was only used by Hansa-Lloyd and Borgward.

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Re: ► Photothread: Wehrmacht fuel tankers

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Post by uncle » 14 May 2016, 09:50

maybe I'm wrong. :roll:

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Post by SIS 5 » 15 May 2016, 20:50

Hi uncle,

do You have more information about the pic with the Henschel tankers?
It looks like an advertising pic of Henschel.

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Post by uncle » 16 May 2016, 14:44

I'm sorry! I don't remember where this photo. From somewhere on the Internet.
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Post by uncle » 30 May 2016, 13:19

photo from eBay.
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Post by uncle » 07 Jun 2016, 11:41

Opel
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Post by uncle » 09 Jul 2016, 00:56

Mercedes – Benz Tanker
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Re: ► Photothread: Wehrmacht fuel tankers

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Post by SIS 5 » 09 Jul 2016, 14:17

Hi uncle,

thanks for posting this pic of a rare vehicle. It is a Merces-Benz type L 3750. Here another pic of this tanker (source: "Die Lastkraftwagen der deutschen Wehrmacht" by Pat Ware).

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Re: ► Photothread: Wehrmacht fuel tankers

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Post by the Rocketman » 10 Jul 2016, 16:07

Hi,

Think this is the same type of tanker seen on the front.
Picture is from Breda in Holland Mai 1940.
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Re: ► Photothread: Wehrmacht fuel tankers

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Post by ilfil » 10 Jul 2016, 16:48

the Rocketman wrote:Hi,

Think this is the same type of tanker seen on the front.
Picture is from Breda in Holland Mai 1940.
Hi Rocketman,
Looks smaller to me, Lo 2750 perhaps? There are some differences (headlight attachment, front bumper, lower bonnet, etc.)
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Re: ► Photothread: Wehrmacht fuel tankers

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Post by SIS 5 » 10 Jul 2016, 18:00

Hi ilfil,

an interesting response. I agree with You, that it cannot be the type L 3750. It is smaller. But the type Lo 2750 also cannot be, because this truck was only built till 1937. On the pic is a truck with the new cab introduced in 1938. So I think it could be the type L 3000 from 1938 or 1939.

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Re: ► Photothread: Wehrmacht fuel tankers

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Post by ilfil » 10 Jul 2016, 19:54

Hi Bert,
No objections. Let it be L 3000, I wasn't sure it is Lo 2750 anyway :roll:
In general I'm very suspicious when it comes to cabs of civilian trucks of 30s-50s era, or ex-civilian like the one on the picture. You know often many older models were retrofitted with new cabs of the same manufacturer, not to speak about coachbuilder's cabs which are real nightmare.
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