abn deuce Posted April 3, 2010 Share Posted April 3, 2010 A quick peek at a Panther tank transmission care of the Littlefield collection Something went wrong... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abn deuce Posted April 3, 2010 Author Share Posted April 3, 2010 if you wondered just how they delt with transmissions in the Panther this is how they reinstalled them . Something went wrong... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abn deuce Posted April 3, 2010 Author Share Posted April 3, 2010 Panther tank engine reinstalled and first start up quite a sound ! Something went wrong... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enigma Posted April 4, 2010 Share Posted April 4, 2010 if you wondered just how they delt with transmissions in the Panther this is how they reinstalled them . Something went wrong... 1 of the many reasons how the Germans lost the war. Compare with changing gearbox/final drive in a Sherman. Take out front end, put in a new one,...drive. In a Panther its hard to get to it as seen in the link. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steveo578 Posted April 4, 2010 Share Posted April 4, 2010 Couple of pics from an old Armor in Action book showing how it was done for real. real as in an Il2, P51 or Typhoon might intervene. The recovery/repair vehicle is a SdKfz9/2 10ton capacity crane unit on the 18ton h/track. Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abn deuce Posted April 4, 2010 Author Share Posted April 4, 2010 Thanks steveo578 for the period photo's , doesnt make for the best combination ...haste and heavy weight in close space ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steveo578 Posted April 4, 2010 Share Posted April 4, 2010 Hi It is said in other books that this type of job took best part of a day as seen in the Utube video at Littlefields collection almost everything in the drivers station has to come out to do this. The roof panel is seen lying at the side with control linkages behind. Obviously the designers of the Panther did not consider in service repair as a priority. I'm impressed by the positioning of the vehicle with high pine trees around to give camoflague protection from air observation. Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scammell4199 Posted April 4, 2010 Share Posted April 4, 2010 Anyone got any more pics of those crane equipped 18 ton half tracks? I have a very brief film clip of one putting the turret back on a Pz IV, and would like to see more of them. Richard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abn deuce Posted April 4, 2010 Author Share Posted April 4, 2010 There are a few other photos also listed under German vehicles like this one also an 18 ton http://hmvf.co.uk/forumvb/showthread.php?10959-WWII-German-3-4-track&p=113732#post113732 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steveo578 Posted April 5, 2010 Share Posted April 5, 2010 the photo on the other thread shows a SdKfz 9/1 which was the more common 6ton crane on a 18ton half track the 6ton crane was also fitted to a 5ton truck and probably many other types. The sdkfz 9/2 is very rare in photos although the type is quite well researched with several plastic kits available. One of the few photos of an assembled one is from the offical TM for the type and is very small because it has been copied and recopied from the old Bellona halftrack booklet -which had tiny photos. Possibly it may be apparent in photos of workshops particularly on the Eastfront. There are a number of photos of the 9/2 in travelling configuration. I think that one was found in a scrap yard in the 1980s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichelK Posted April 5, 2010 Share Posted April 5, 2010 Hi folks, there is an good picture of an post-war version SdKfz 9/2 in the book Nuts & Bolts vol 12 It has some minor private owner modifications, like doors and warning markings According the book there shouls be 2 surviving vehicle's in France One of them at an scrap yard near Lille This will be the one that Steve mentioned I could not find any picture's of it :-| MichelK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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