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Panzerjager Triebwagen 51

Panzerjäger Triebwagen 51 – Germany
In 1943, the Germans, still preoccupied with improving the efficiency and firepower of their armored trains engaged on the Eastern Front, decided to create the Panzerjäger Triebwagen 51 (Pzjg Trwg 51), a heavily armored self-propelled of two turrets, able to engage armored vehicles and effectively support friendly infantry in the fight against partisans, due to its firepower.

The design and development of this device took time, so that the production is finally launched in 1944/45, too late to be used effectively on the front. In all, the Germans will only have time to build 3 units (Nr. 51 to 53) which never saw fire and which were never engaged in operation. The Allies will discover them in the production plant.

Panzerjäger Triebwagen 51 had two tank turrets equipped with “schützen”, recovered on Panzers IV Ausf. H. These turrets, placed at both ends of the railcar, were armed with a 7.5cm KwK L48 gun. The tubes were arranged head to tail to allow rolling.

The central part of the armored wagon housed the engine, ammunition stores and the post of the battery chief. This was in radio communication with the two turrets and had a tank cupola to observe the battlefield.

No copy has reached us, the three rolling stock having been scrapped...

to make the turret work is light we must put infinite electricity and the car is too long for the normal train place so spaw it whit mission test or in other workbench