Panzer-betriebwagen 16
(GPM)
Panzer-betriebwagen 16 was a unique armoured rail-cruiser based around an armoured WR 550 D14 diesel locomotive with two turrets armed with 76.2mm guns on connected cars on either end.
(GPM)
Panzer-betriebwagen 16 was a unique armoured rail-cruiser based around an armoured WR 550 D14 diesel locomotive with two turrets armed with 76.2mm guns on connected cars on either end.
The armoured train consists of a general railcar and two additional platforms equipped with T-34 turret. Camouflage in a model is not as bright as on pictures of the assembled model. It is a bit darker and looks more seamless. The armoured train length is 175 cm.
Historical information:
Panzer-betriebwagen 16 was a unique armoured rail-cruiser based around an armoured WR 550 D14 diesel locomotive with two turrets armed with 76.2mm guns on connected cars on either end.
After its capture in 1945, it was used by the Polish Army as the Lokomotor during the fighting against the Ukrainian UPA partisans in the late 1940s, and was formally retired to the Warsaw Railroad Museum in 1974.