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I would like to suggest the Morris CDSW 6x4 Armored Truck captured and armed by the German Army with a 4,7 cm Pak 35/36 L/35,6 (ö) Böhler. This would be the light AT platform along its other german armed Morris CDSW mit Mg 151 Drilling, creating an interesting Duo.
The German army never really had enove vehicles to fill its gaps, as such many captured vehicles, tanks, trucks and other equipment were used as is and/or modified to be better and/or fit a new roll.
Such as these Morris CDSW 6x4 armored trucks created by/for the British army first in 1935 made upon the Morris C-Type, it was a dedicated 6x4 Truck to pull Artillery and AA guns, with ammo and spare parts as well as crew, or in a normal Truck configuration. It also existed in an armored varian.
Intendet to pull the 18 Lbs, 25 lbs as well as 4,5 Inch Howitzers and the 40mm Bofors AA gun, it was powered by a 6 cylinder Benzin engine with 70 Hp and overall looked similar to its little brother Morris CS8 (mit 7,5 cm Le.I.G. 18 L/12) also used by the german army.
Cince light reconnaiccance and Light AT/AI guns were allways needed, often captured equipment such as this were easily converted, by simply placing the gun Unit on the open space, it was a usefull against light armored vehicles and open infantry, duo to relatively good ballistics, penetration and fire rate.
The Gun, the 4,7 cm Pak 35/36 L/35,6 (ö) “Becker” is a classic early multi purpose infantry gun design, which was even liked by the italian and licensed produced under 47mm 47/32 gun. While the original austrian gun from the company Becker is noted as L/35,6 or L/39 and is usually seen with a pepper box style muzzle break and will have (because of the choice of ammo) a slightly greater performance than the allready found in game italian copy. It went into German service after the addition of the Austrian empire into the German Reich as well as was captured from Netherland storage (Kanon van 4.7) and later russian stock (M35B).
Overall it was for its time a good and modern design with relatively good AT performance as well as He performance against infantry.
Sadly information (even tho its such a relatively widely used gun) is a bit scars, but not impossible.
In game it would offer a good duo with the other suggestion for it with Mg 151 Drilling.
Pictures:(Click to show)
The Gun:
4,7 cm Pak 35/36 L/35,6 (ö)
2,8 Sec Reload speed (ballancing) -15° to +56° Elevation, 62° Traverse. 14,5 mm Gunshield
Ammo:
It it unique in the german army, as it will have pently of different rounds to use made by the german army. It has its original Aphe round, the Pzgr. 36(t) with adapted driving band of the original austrian ammo (even visible on the Blueprint), He grenades and even Pzgr.40. (This gun appears to be loaded stronger than the italian copy, this is also a reason why it uses a muzzle brake and the italian copy not.)
Click on the names to show the pictures of them:
(The archive of the He grenades is sadly incomplete, so i used other source for them)
Pzgr.35(ö) umg. Aphe 1,51 kg 15g TnT 630-660m/s 54-58mm/10m
Pzgr.36(t) Apc (no Tracer) 1,65 kg 15g TnT 630-660m/s 64-69mm/10m
Pzgr.36(t) L'Spur (with tracer) Identical to the normal one, but equipped with Tracer unit Nr. 8
Pzgr.40 Apcr 0,86 kg 21-58 mm 335g Core 880m/s 88mm/10m
Sprgr.36(t) He (no Tracer) 1,50 kg 180 g Fp.02 400m/s
Sprgr.36(t) L'Spur (with tracer) again identical to normal one but with Tracer unit Nr. 8
Sprgr.M35 He 2,37-2,45 kg 150g Fp.02 und Np.10 (192g TnTe) 350m/s
The Vehicle:
Morris CDSW (Armored by Germany iirc)
Armor similar to Sd.Kfz.251 8-14,5mm angled
Engien: 70 Hp
Speed: 64 km/h (40 mph)
Weight: 3668 kg (base) Armor and gun some more.
Dimensions: L / W / H
5230 mm / 2240 mm / 2290 mm
Source:
Geschossringbuch I
David Fletcher, British Military Transport 1829-1956
Moving the guns: The Mecahnisation of the royal artillery 1854-1939
