Re: mystery tank

["Aahz." <ErickKilmer-at-comcast.net>]

John Barager wrote:

> 
> It's fake, it's got German marking on the side. And the chassis is from 
> a Jagdpanzer Rakete Jaguar Tank Destroyer.
> 
> No such vehicle was ever built or tested, the recoil would be to great 
> for any support that could be fashioned over the tracks.
> 

        No, it's not fake and Germany did build and test some. I was looking 
into this design before I got to the no Prototype rule. It's build on a 
Leapord chassis and not many, like less than 5, were made. One is still 
in the Panzermuseum in Munster. Official name is "Versuchsträger 1-2" 
and it is called on the website as "Kasemattenpanzer" - CASEMATE TANK 
with a 120mm twin cannon.

        http://www.panzerbaer.de/types/leopard_vt_2.htm
        http://www.panzerbaer.de/types/leopard_vt_1.htm
        http://www.panzerbaer.de/types/leopard_vt_3.htm

Erick