Top 10 Most Bizarre Tanks Ever Built - WAR HISTORY ONLINE
2016年3月26日 · Kugelpanzer literally means ‘spherical tank’. Built by the Nazis during the WWII, it was a one-man reconnaissance tank prototype with an armored shell and viewpoint. It was one of the most bizarre armored fighting vehicles ever built.
The 'Funny' Tanks of D-Day - Imperial War Museums
The Funny Tanks of the D-Day landings. These unusual tanks played an important role during D-Day, the Battle of Normandy and campaigns in north-west Europe
10 Of The Strangest Vehicles Built During WW2 - SlashGear
2023年8月27日 · Even the first tank in WWI was a highly unorthodox machine, even though it went on to be a most successful piece of kit. But considering the extraordinary number of designs that made it to the...
One Of WWII's Weirdest Tanks: The Bob Semple Tank
2023年10月10日 · Testing proved it could withstand up to 20-millimeter (0.79-inch) caliber anti-tank rifle bullets but not a 37-millimeter shell fired from a typical Japanese tank.
The strange tanks that helped win D-Day - BBC
2016年6月6日 · When allied forces landed on the Normandy beaches on D-Day, they did so alongside a fleet of bizarre tanks with very special roles – brought into life by an eccentric British commander
Hobart’s Funnies – Weird Tanks From WWII That Made A Difference
2016年7月6日 · Hobart used both the Sherman tank and the Churchill, creating highly specialised, weird-looking tanks that proved to be a major contributor to the success of the D-Day landings. The first problem to be solved was how to land these heavy tanks on the beaches.
The Kugelpanzer: Why Did the Nazis Build a Spherical Tank?
2022年6月10日 · Weird prototypes for tanks are not unusual but one of the strangest, and one about which we know almost nothing, is the German Kugelpanzer. This was a spherical tank that was built by the Germans during World War II and was …
History’s Strangest Tanks – Including the Kugelpanzer!
2021年9月3日 · Since the development of the world’s first tank, Little Wille, in 1916, engineers have continuously strived to make these armored vehicles bigger, better, faster and more powerful. Along the way, many strange designs have emerged and even weirder concepts have been sketched out, never making it off the drawing board.
D Day & The Funny Allied Tanks That Helped to Save Lives
2019年5月8日 · Read more about the WW2 Normandy beach landings on D-Day 1944 & the unique tanks with special roles that helped save the lives of soldiers
Kugelpanzer – Most Mysterious and Weirdest Tank of WWII
Its not strange to see weird prototypes of tanks but the Kugelpanzer is certainly a number one of the most mysterious and weirdest tanks of World War II. There’s only one example known to exist, which was captured by the Soviets in Manchuria, 1945 and is currently on display in the Kubinka Tank Museum, Moscow Oblast, Russia.