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This involved towing a Kässbohrer amphibious trailer (capable of transporting 10-20 tons of freight) behind the LWS. [ 3 ] The Landwasserschlepper was demonstrated to General Franz Halder on 2 August 1940 by the Reinhardt Trials Staff on the island of Sylt and, though he was critical of its high silhouette on land, he recognized the overall ...
Ben Hur trailer was the nickname of the World War II U.S. Army Trailer, 1-ton payload, 2-wheel, cargo, and the Trailer, 1-ton payload, 2-wheel, water tank, 250 gallon ( U.S. Army Ordnance Corps Supply catalogue designations G-518 and G-527 respectively).
Burnsville (/ ˈ b ɜːr n z v ɪ l / BURNZ-vil) is a city 15 miles (24 km) south of downtown Minneapolis in Dakota County, Minnesota.The city is situated on a bluff overlooking the south bank of the Minnesota River, upstream from its confluence with the Mississippi River.
On the battlefield, Assault Battalion No. 5 participated in most major German operations of the Western Front of World War I, in addition to spending a significant amount of time training other units for assault roles. The unit's successes and contributions to German military tactics led to its commendation by Kaiser Wilhelm. [2] [3]
The M5 bomb trailer is a 2½ ton capacity vehicle used during World War II for transporting bombs from munitions storage areas to the aircraft for loading. Up to six M5s can be towed in a train. The trailer weighs 7,200 pounds when fully loaded. The front pair of wheels are mounted on a caster assembly like a shopping cart.
[36] [98] In fact as the war continued, fuel shortages led the German military to make increasing use of horses rather than motorized transportation. [ 99 ] It was once common to consider military applications as having been the true main reason the Nazis constructed autobahns, but historians now generally agree that this was an exaggeration.
The Sd.Kfz. 10 (Sonderkraftfahrzeug – special motorized vehicle) was a German half-track that saw widespread use in World War II. Its main role was as a prime mover for small towed guns, such as the 2 cm Flak 30, the 7.5 cm leIG, or the 3.7 cm Pak 36 anti-tank gun. It could carry eight troops in addition to towing a gun or trailer.
The Meillerwagen (English: Meiller vehicle) was a German World War II trailer used to transport a V-2 rocket from the 'transloading point' [1] [a] of the Technical Troop Area to the launching point, to erect the missile on the Brennstand (English: firing stand), [b] and to act as the service gantry for fuelling and launch preparation.