Pantherturm in Italy,1944.
Inspection on a Turm.(Patdau)
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://ww2incolor.com/gallery/german-armored-forces-vehicles/28224/pantherturm-in-italy1944.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://ww2incolor.com/gallery/german-armored-forces-vehicles/28224/pantherturm-in-italy1944.
I know that installation of obsolescent tank turrets was sometimes done when the chassis could no longer be maintained. However, can anybody out there share some history of why the Germans would have wasted a turret from a tank in current production by putting it in a fixed ground mount?