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Panzer III ausf N als Schienen-Ketten Fahrzeug SK1 History: Two or three prototypes of these SK1 were converted form Panzer III ausf L (7,5cm L/24) during late 1942 and early 1943. The suspension was re-configured so as to allow the railway bogie wheels to be retracted into belly for normal cross-country performance. The drive train ws modified so that the rail bogies wre driven by the tank engine. The speed on rails could reach 100km/hr. Saurer in Vienna carried out the development work on this project. The prototype was demonstrated on 20 October 1943.
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