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Weasel's close relatives: The Swiss Nahkampfkanone 1 tank destroyer

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Switzerland studied its own armored vehicle project in 1943-44, and the results were applied to the Nahkampfkanone 1 tank destroyer. It was based on the ČKD-Praga LT-H (also known as panzerwagen 39<Praga>) light tank (Sweden purchased the Czech Republic. Slovakia's foreign trade is light, the chassis is the same as the Panzer 38(t)). Unlike the Weasel, the vehicle has an enclosed combat compartment. The car was designed in 1943, and the Berna company in Olten lengthened the chassis of the Nahkampfkanone 1, adding a pair of load wheels to five pairs, which resulted in some parts not being used with the LT-H, and the gearbox and other parts using the original car.

Weasel's close relatives: The Swiss Nahkampfkanone 1 tank destroyer

LT-H is light

Weasel's close relatives: The Swiss Nahkampfkanone 1 tank destroyer
Weasel's close relatives: The Swiss Nahkampfkanone 1 tank destroyer

The vehicle was delivered for testing from 1944 onwards, with no armor mounted, only thin steel plates, and the finished armor is expected to be 50 mm thickest at its thickest. Initially a 75 mm Flab Kan 38 L/49 anti-aircraft gun, a 105 mm HB42 howitzer was planned for the future. Only one prototype was produced, the license plate M7236, which was decommissioned in 1947.

Weasel's close relatives: The Swiss Nahkampfkanone 1 tank destroyer

Flab Kan 38 L/49

Weasel's close relatives: The Swiss Nahkampfkanone 1 tank destroyer
Weasel's close relatives: The Swiss Nahkampfkanone 1 tank destroyer

105 mm gun version

performance:

Weight: 12.5 tons

Length: 6.45 m

Width: 2.6 meters

Height: 2.5 meters

Occupants: 5 people

Armor: Estimated finished product up to 50 mm thicker

weapons:

Early 75 mm Flab Kan 38 L/49 gun;

Serviced 105 mm HB42 howitzer

Power: 6-cylinder four-stroke Saurer CT1D petrol engine with an output of 123 hp

Work-to-weight ratio: 9.8 hp/ton

Suspension: Leaf spring

Road Trip: Highway 200

Off-road travel: 120 km

Maximum road speed: 55 km/h

Maximum off-road speed: 25 km/h

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