Neubaufahrzeug [SEP] designer
, multi-turreted tanks. The British built a single example of the Vickers A1E1 Independent in 1926. This inspired the Soviet T-35, which was built in limited numbers from 1933.
Development of the "Neubaufahrzeug" started in 1933 when the then Reichswehr gave a contract for the development of a "Großtraktor" ("heavy tractor") to both Rheinmetall and Krupp. "Großtraktor" was a codename for the development of a heavy tank, Germany being still forbidden to develop tanks under the terms of the Treaty of
(in Norwegian)
- Nilsen, Tom V.G. ; "Tysk Panzer under felttoget i Norge Del 2: Panzerzug Horstmann & Neubaufahrzeuge" (German Tanks in the Norwegian Campaign, Part 2). Mud and Snow, Historiske Militære Kjøretøyers Forening 2007 (in Norwegian)
- Spielberger, Walter J: Die Motorisierung der Deutschen Reichswehr 1920–1935, S. 332–347 Motorbuchverlag, Stuttgart 1979, . (in German)
External links.
- Achtung Panzer - Neubaufahrzeug
- OnWar.com Neubaufahrzeug
- Neubaufahrzeug wwiivehicles.com