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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.
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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.)
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4,7 cm Pak 35/36 L/35,6 (ö)
Originally a Austrian gun, after Austria connected to the German Reich, many guns were also adapted into the german army, used as light infantry guns as they had both relatively good Ap and He rounds, as well as mounted of a couple of Captured and own Vehicles such as Bren Carriers and Morris CDSW.
It was also build under licenced copy by the italians as the 47/32 M35 gun. And later on also captured Netherlands and Russian stock of the gun (Kanon van 4.7 and M35B).
It was integrated into the german arsenal with even having own production ammo, as well as czech ammo adapted to it. And duo to the usage of a Muzzle brake it could fire higher charge ammo, than the Italian copy.
Used the same rounds (shells) as the 4,7 cm Pak (t)
Caliber: 47mm
Ammo: 47x195mmR
Fire Rate: 20 rpm
Single Shot, Horizontal Breechblock
Muzzle velocity: 595 - 880 m/s
Weight: ? kg
Mounting: Pak 35/36 Mount
Ammo Types: Aphe, Apc, Apcr, He
Ap:
Pzgr.36(t) (Apc (no Tracer)) 1,65 kg 15g TnT 630m/s 64mm/10m
Pzgr.36(t) L'Spur (Apc) Identical to the normal one, but equipped with Tracer unit Nr. 8
Pzgr.40 (Apcr) 0,86 kg 21x75 mm 335g Core 880m/s 88mm/10m
He:
Sprgr.M35 (He) 1,48 kg 175g Fp.02 and Np.10 (220,5g) 595/650m/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
