Minenräumpanzer III / Minenräumgerät mit PzKpfw Antrieb
Prototypes based on a Panzer III chassis it was mine clearing/mine destroyer tank.
Developed by Krupp. The idea was to run over the mines with reinforced tracks, the high clearance of the hull minimised the explosive effect on the crew...
It is a driver-operated armoured vehicle, with a track-and-wheel mobility combination and a rotating flail.
The flail consists of a rotating drum with hardened chains attached to it. The chains
strike the ground as the drum rotates, detonating anti-personnel and anti-tank mines on contact...
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