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As to the start of WWII the first tank of Wehrmacht, Pz.Kpfw. I, couldn't meet requirements for combat machines anymore, they were send to training establishments, or converted to different special vehicles. An armored engineer vehicle, Ladungsleger I ("Explosive Charge Layer I”), also called the 'Zerstorerpanzer', had and arm that could place an explosive charge next to an obstacle or fortification. A contract dated May 9, 1940, was given to Waggonfabrik Talbot of Aachen to construct a vehicle that could place an explosive charge of 75 kg. The first version had an arm of 2 m long when retracted and could be extended 2.75 m. The production version had fixed arms. 10 Ausf Bs of the 3rd Panzer Pioniere Kp of each Pioneer Battalion in the Panzer Divisions were outfitted. |
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