I have a model of the alsorealworld vskfz 617 minenraumer prototype, a german minesweeper vehicle design, circe 1942. Schwere minenraumer alkett vskfz 617 nk101 case report. Vskfz is short for versuchs kraftfahrzeug, meaning test vehicle. Schwere minenraumer, commander series models 1023 1994. Javis ms1414 20pcs x 1 4 x 1 4 x 36 mahogany boat planking strip wood new. The vehicle featured heavy armor plating to protect the occupants from exploding mines, while the massive wheels were fitted with large and heavy shoes that would provide the strong ground pressure to detonate the mines. Minensuchboot of nazi germanys kriegsmarine during world war ii. In germany, minesweeper, prototype the surviving vskfz 617 minenraumer at the kubinka tank museum in russia. Third reich mixed insignia lots 506 germany federal republic 506 view all 380 1957 version awards 34 order of merit 85 other 24 germany democratic republic 19451990. Download 761 minesweeper stock photos for free or amazingly low rates. German minesweeper m1 was a m 1935class minesweeper of nazi germanys kriegsmarine in world war ii. Minesweeper stock photos download 761 royalty free photos. The vskfz 617 was designed by nazi germany as a vehicle that can traverse minefields with its heavily armored wheels, which could theoretically withstand landmine explosions, as so to clear a path for afvs and infantrymen.
An early war kriegsmarine minesweeper war badge 121. Like the tsar, it was slow and a terrible idea, and never put into production. A highly detailed kit of one of the strangest german vehicles of wwii, the 50ton minenraumer minesweeper. The vehicle has a turret of panzer i tank which is equipped with mg34 machine guns ensuring the close defense of the machine. The strong and gigantic wheels are used for the detonation of mines to obtain a cleared access path for german infantry and afv s. The vskfz 617 was designed by alkett, krupp, and mercedesbenz in the early 1940s as a minesweeper. Vskfz 617 is a german mysterious weapon which used in world war ii and has an unknown story.
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Alkett vskfz 617 minesweeper in the tank museum, kubinka near moscow aleksandritclass minesweeper, project 12700. The raumer s selbstrantrieb was a heavily armoured minesweeper developed and built by krupp for germany during the second world war. The vehicle featured heavy armor plating to protect the occupants from exploding mines, while the massive wheels were fitted with large and heavy shoes that would provide. Buy meng models 5 vskfz 617 german wwii minesweeper. None of our partner shops or mates has this currently for sale. German submarinetype viic, u617, on fire and lying on her port side after. The strong and gigantic wheels are used for the detona. Vskfz 617 refers to a pzkfw 1 tank and 9537 is the chassis number. Unfollow minesweeper to stop getting updates on your ebay feed.
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