GIGANTIC NAZI LAND MINE SWEEPERS

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Kampfgruppe Peiper
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GIGANTIC NAZI LAND MINE SWEEPERS

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Post by Kampfgruppe Peiper » 07 Jan 2003, 09:35

I HAVE SEEN THESE LARGE LAND MINESWEEPERS USED BY GERMANY IN THE WW II. THEY LOOK LIKE TWO HUGE WHEELS WITH AN ARMORED COMPARTMENT IN THE MIDDLE. (THEY ARE ABOUT 20-30 FEET TALL)

THEY APPEAR TO HAVE BEEN PUSHED OR PULLED. THEY ARE LOCATED IN RUSSIA NOW (AT LEAST SOME OF THEM). DOES ANYONE KNOW WHAT THEY ARE CALLED.

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Gigantic Nazi Land Mine Sweepers

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Post by Robert Hurst » 07 Jan 2003, 15:55

Hi Kampfgruppe Peiper

The piece of kit that you are wanting to know about was known as the Schweres Minenraumfahrzeug, also known as the Raumer-S.

The Minenraumpanzer Raumer was a prototype mine-clearing vehicle. It was a giant articulated armoured vehicle with heavy solid wheels, intended to detonate mines by its great weight.

The front section was 2.6 metres wide, the rear section 3.27 metres wide, the height was 3.93 metres and overall length 15.63 metres. The wheels were 2.7 metres in diameter and the rims were 53 cm wide. Each section was powered by a V-12 360 hp Maybach HL90 engine.

This vehicle was not put into production. The US soldier standing alongside the cab after the vehicle had been captured gives a good idea of its size.

The above text and photos were taken from 'German Tanks of World War II', by F.M. von Senger und Etterlin.

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Bob
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NO NOT QUITE

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Post by Kampfgruppe Peiper » 08 Jan 2003, 03:03

THE ONE THAT I SAW HAD NO ATTACHMENTS, IT WAS A SINGLE UNIT (ONLY TWO WHEELS) AND MUCH LARGER. WHAT IS IT?

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here is what i saw Alkett Minenraumfahrzeun mine-roller

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Post by Kampfgruppe Peiper » 08 Jan 2003, 07:46


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